AN ARYBAIvLUS, OR I^ARGE TWO-HANDLED WATER JAR, OJ? THE SHAPE MOST CHAR- 

 ACTERISTIC OF iNCA civilization: MACHU PICCHU 



The decoration is a remarkably complex one, worked out in three colors, with an intricate 

 system_ of scrolls and geometric patterns. In carrying these jars on the back and shoulders, 

 according to the customary method, a rope was used to secure them. This rope, passing 

 over the shoulders and through the handles, was fastened to a projecting nubbin, usually 

 made in the form of a grotesque animal's head, on the shoulder of the jar near the neck. 

 There is almost nothing in the decoration on the side of the jar opposite to this nubbin. 

 When the jar was carried on the shoulders, that side, of course, was practically invisible; 

 so there was no object in decorating any but the outer surface. ^ natural size. 



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