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Figure 196. — Vase in pale yellow and black, with zonal decoration; from Divala. Lost 



color ware, '/a . . . . . . . . . .118 



Figure 197. — Vase in light cream and black, decorated with vertical panels each en- 

 closing a faulted meander. Lost color ware. *h . . . .118 



Figure 198.— Small vase decorated with parallel coiled bands; from Vivala (not Divala). 



Lost color ware. 'I' . . . . . . . . .119 



Figure 199. — Vase with handles and with frondlike ornamentation. Lost color ware. V» 119 

 Figure 200. — Vase with primitive human figures as shoulder ornaments. Lost color ware. V s 120 

 Figure 201. — Very small vase with relief figures on shoulder representing the human 



head and arms. Lost color ware. "I' . . . . . . .120 



Figure 202. — Vase ornamented with bird's head and tail in relief, the latter resembling 



a horizontal loop handle. Lost color ware. V« . . . . .121 



Figure 203. — Vase with vertical handle, opposite which is a figure with human body and 



the beak of a bird, presumably the parrot-god ; from Divala. Lost color ware. 'I' 121 

 Figure 204.— Small double vessel with single arched handle; from El Banco. Lost 



color ware. V» ......... 121 



Figure 205. — Double vessel with two outer handles and a single short arched central 



handle. Lost color ware. 'I' ....... 121 



Figure 206. — Detail showing favorite representation of alligator in profile. 'I' . .126 



Figure 207. — Similar treatment of the alligator. 2 /> . . . . . 126 



Figure 208. — Alligator in profile withinverted scale-group motives and nuchal appendage. V» 127 

 Figure 209. — Detail showing fusion of two alligators in profile. '/■ ... 127 



Figure 210. — Alligator profile showing exaggeration of jaws and nuchal appendage. '/» 128 

 Figure 211. — Alligator profile adapted to fit the space at hand. '/« 128 



Figure 212. — Profile of alligator with head turned backward, the long lower jaw being 



balanced by the well developed nuchal appendage. 'I> . . . . 129 



Figure 213. — Profile of alligator in which only the head and nuchal crest remain 



prominent. '/• .......... 129 



Figure 214. — Well-balanced but angular and stylistic representation of the alligator. a / J 130 

 Figure 215. — Highly conventionalized two-headed alligator. 'I' . . . 130 



Figure 216. — Double-headed alligator with nuchal crest on the head at the left. */» 130 

 Figure 217. — Two-headed alligator showing transposition of parts, both nuchal crests 



being attached to the same neck. 2 I= . . . . . . . 130 



Figure 218. — Two-headed alligator with nuchal crests absent. */> ... 130 



Figure 219 a— d. — Series of motives, each representing the double-headed alligator. '/> 131 

 Figure 220. — Multiple alligator motive. V» ...... 131 



Figure 221.— Simplified multiple alligator motive. '/• ..... 131 



Figure 222. — Detail probably representingtwo body-lines, each with a single scale symbol. 'I' 131 

 Figure 223. — Sigmoid scroll representing two body-curves. 'I' . . . 131 



Figure 224. — Conventionalized alligator in profile ; hieroglyphic stage. 'I' . . 131 



Figure 225. — Wholesale reduction and simplification of the alligator in profile. 2 I' . 131 

 Figure 226a— c. — Conventionalized alligator designs. V« ..... 133 



Figure 227. — Vase, whose shoulder zone includes six arched panels filled with scale 



symbols ; from Divala. Alligator ware. '/» . . . . . 133 



Figure 228. — Vase, whose three arched panels are associated with scale motives. 



Alligator ware. '/» ......... 133 



Figure 229. — Vase having but two arched panels, in which scale- and spine-motives 



are grouped; from Divala. Alligator ware. '/• . . . . .134 



Figure 230. — Double-necked vase with the dorsal-view motive as a panel decoration ; 



from Bugavita. Alligator ware. 2 A . . . . . . .134 



