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Cups 



The antiquity of tlie cup foi-iii of liousehohl utensil lias been ques- 

 tioned, but from these excavations there seems no reason to doubt 

 that this form was made in prehis- 

 toric- times. Numerous specimens 

 (figures 14-19) were found at 

 Homolobi, Chevlon, and Chaves 

 pass, and the material of which 

 they are made differs in no respect 

 from that of other vessels. 



A vei-y fine specimen of coiled 

 ware (figure 15) had a handle made 

 of two coils of clay artistically 

 twisted together. There were a 

 few specimens of cups with flat 

 bottoms, but the majoritv were in 



Fig. 15. Dipper trom Homolobi (number 

 loUXBli. 



the form of small vases with 

 rounded base. The decora- 

 tion of the cups was external; 

 the interior was smooth, 

 without figures. Geometrical 

 figures predominated in or- 

 namentation. Several speci- 

 mens bore evidences of con- 

 siderable use, the rims being 

 ill some cases much worn. 

 One of the best of these cups, 

 with handle made of two 

 coils, is shown in figure 16. 



The l)owl-shaped cup sliown 

 in figure 17 is made of rough 

 coiled ware decorated on the exterior, and has a glossy, black inner 

 surface. The form of the handle is exceptional, and is not duplicated 

 in the collection. 



Fig. lii. 



from Homolobi i number 





Fig. 1". Cup, rough ware, decorated, from Chevlon (number 1.5T095). 



A number of vase-form vessels with handles connect the tfue mugs 

 with vases. The general form of these is the same, but the position 

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