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them, close to the rim on the outside, are ear-lilse projections, which are 

 probably intended as catches by which, with pokers or sticks, they can 

 be removed from or arranged in position on the fire. They are never 

 ornamented, and have no coloring other than that which is acquired in 

 baking. These vessels are used in cooking such foods as contain liquids. 

 Three names are applied to cooking pots, having reference to size, 

 viz : piih-ISh-Je is the large cylindrical pot ; the smaller pot of the same 

 form \s piih-tehltsdn-nd; and icdhli-ah kiitehl-le is the common cooling 

 pot. The 011a or bowl-sliaped pot. Fig. 433, is called sd-mu-yen. 



The following numbers belong to thepa/t tehl-tsdn-nd group and pre- 

 sent no variations worthy of special notice. 



742,743. 742,(41113). Fig. 43G; 743, (41114), Fig. 433. These illustra- 

 tions represent a form and have the appearance of the so-called 

 ancient ware; the latter specimen bears the impress of the grass 

 whiuh was produced in the baking process. 

 744. (40SG5). Fig. 435. Cooking pot. 



The following numbers represent specimens of cooking pots of 

 varying sizes, though generally small and of the form of No. 744, 

 though some few present the appearance of bowls: 

 745-700. 745, (41115); 740, (41110); 747, (41117); 748, (41118); 749, 

 (41119); 750, (41120); 751, (41121); 752, (41122); 753, (41123); 

 754, (41124) ; 755, (41125) ; 750, (41126) ; 757, (41127) ; 758, (41128) ; 

 759,(41129); 760,(41130); 761,(41131); 762,(41132); 703,(41137); 

 704, (41138) ; 765, (41140) ; 706, (41141). 

 The following belong to the sd-muySn howls : 

 707-804. 707, (41055); 708, (41050); 709, (41057); 770, (41058); 771, 

 (41059) ; 772, (410G0) ; 773, (41061) ; 774, (41062) ; 775, (41003) ; 

 770,(41004); 777,(41005); 778,(41066); 779,(41067); 780,(41008); 

 781,(41069); 782,(41070); 783,(41071); 784,(41072); 785,(41073); 

 780.(41074); 787,(41075); 788,(41070); 789,(41077); 790,(41078); 

 791,(41079); 792,(41080); 793,(41081); 794,(41082); 795,(41083)'; 

 790,(41084); 797,(41085); 798,(41080); 799,(41087); 800,(41088); 

 801, (41089); 802, (41090); 803, (41091); 804, (41092), shown in 

 Fig. 34. 

 805-826. 805, (41093); 806, (41094); 807, (41095); 808, (41096); 809, 

 (41097;; 810, (41098); 811, (41099); 812, (41100); 813, (41101); 

 814, (41102); 815, (41 103) ; 810, (41104) ; 817, (41100); 818, (41107); 

 819, (41108); 820, (41109); 821, (41110); 822, (41111); 823, (41112); 

 824, (41133) ; 825, (41139) ; 820, (41143). This is an unburnt speci- 

 men of unusual form, resembling in this respect a sugar bowl, its 

 margin and sides undulated. 

 827, 828. 827, (40853), bowl-shaped with conical bottom; 828, (41053), 



Fig. 432, pot-shaped, but with four legs. 

 820, 830. 829, (41134), 830, ^41135), are really pitchers, as will be seen 

 by reference* to Fig. 431, which represents the latter, but they ap- 

 pear to be made for cooking purposes, as they are designated by 

 the name sd-mu-ySn. 



