Plate XXXIV 



Series of vases showing progressive steps in the process of conventionalizing the 

 alligator form. Alligator ware. Page 132. 



Figure a. — Vase in which the decoration represents the alligator with two heads 

 but only one nuchal appendage — an example of both reduplication 

 and elimination. 3 / 5 

 Figure b. — Vase ornamented with the double-headed type of alligator motive. 3 / 5 

 Figure c. — Vase, the shoulder zone of which is adorned with alligator motives. 3 / s 

 Figure d. — Vase in which the lower zone is red and the upper zone shows a series 



of alligator motives ; from Vivala (not Divala). x / 2 

 Figure e. — Vase in which the panel decoration on the shoulder consists of alli- 

 gator motives. 1 / 2 

 Figure f. — Vase in which simplification and general reduction of the alligator 

 form reach their limit. 1 /, 



