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extension of the decorated panel border is prominent, but not per- 

 forated, the ridge being smooth and not ornamented. 



The slender collar represented in plate lxvii, c, is thus descri))ed 

 by Professor Mason: 



17080. The shoulder is bell-shaped, and the encircling shoulder-ridge abuts upon 

 the shoulder, so that no line separates them. Tlie right [the undecorated] panel is 

 inclosed within a ridge with the swellings and has an oval cavity pecked deeply into 

 its central space. The left [the decorated] panel is inclosed by a ridge with the loop 

 in its upper anterior corner and is ornamented liy an elaborate winged sun-pattern. 

 The panel border is a wide scroll. 



collar (front view). 



Fig. 27. Stone e< 

 (side view I 



The tigure of this object given in h l)rings out clearly the design in 

 the decorated panel border, while 7>, plate lxviii, shows the same in 

 profile and likewise the elaborate design on the decorated panel. The 

 significance of the symbolism here expressed is diflicult to discover, and 

 the sviggestion that it represents a winged sun is the best yet made. 



Another slender collar is described by Professor Mason as follows: 



17085. The shoulder is quite prominent, its upper circular face rolled outward. 

 The transverse shoulder ridge is carried all the way around the stone. Tlie right 



