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heavy black line, and perched on this were birds. The most of the 
rim is gone, but one bird is still to be seen. This bowl is very hard 
biscuit ware and apparently contains considerable gypsum. The slip 
must have been very hard to take the fine polish which is still in 
evidence. 
Figure 12, A,a large dark gray fragment without any undertone, is 
very interesting. There is no interior decoration to be seen and 
Fiaq. 11.—Interior and exterior decoration on biscuit ware food bowls. 
from the shape of the bowl there probably never was any. The ex- 
terior decoration is that of a centipede. Part of the tail and part of 
the head can still be seen. Whether there was more than one 
centipede or not can not be stated, as a large part of the sides and 
rim are gone. The shape of the bowl is different from the others, - 
The sides slope up in a curve to about halfway from the top, and 
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Fig. 12.—A. Centipede. B. Snakes. @. Fish. D. Dragon fly. 2. Head ofcentipede. FF. Fish. 
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then curve in rather sharply. The part above the curve is almost 
equal to the part below it. Usually the sharp angular curve occurs 
higher up the side. Below the centipede are three lines running 
around the bowl. Below these are three lines running perpendicu- 
larly from the bottom. 
