Plate XVII 



Typical examples of serpent ware. Pages 72, 73. 



Figure a. — Characteristic vase with handles, the incised decoration representing 

 a two-headed serpent with forked tongue ; from Vivala (not Divala). S U 



Figure b. — Vase in which the incised two-headed serpent encircles the body nearly 

 three times. 3 k 



Figure c. — -Vase on which the serpent motive survives as a purely geometric 

 pattern : from Divala. S U 



Figure d. — Vase ornamented with geometric serpent symbols ; from Divala. 3 U 



Figure e. — Vase with incised geometric decorations derived from the serpent. S U 



Figure /. — Vase with no incised decorations. 1 la 



