Plate 18. 
This compound vessel consists of a wide-mouthed water 
bottle resting on a jar with strap handles (Catalog No. 
8X45). It is from Fulton County, Kentucky, which is 
in extreme southwestern Kentucky across the Mississ- 
ippi River from New Madrid, Missouri. 
James B. Griffin, noted authority on Indian pottery in the 
eastern United States, calls vessels such as this Vertica/ 
Compound Vessels. We can do no better than to quote 
some of his comments. ‘‘There are numerous variations, 
including jar on jar, bottle on jar, bottle on bowl, etc. 
This treatment is, of course, rather widespread, and is 
found in eastern United States in Hopewell times’ (that 
is, about A.D. 1), ‘‘but reaches a peak in the Mississippi 
cultures, and particularly in southeast Missouri and the 
Survey area. It is also found in the Caddo area’”’ (parts 
of western Arkansas and surrounding area) ‘‘but not 
as commonly as in the St. Francis, Memphis and southeast 
Missouri.’’ He also notes that ‘‘Vertical compound forms 
are found in the Southwest and particularly in the Casas 
Grandes area of Chihuahua.” (Phillips, Ford and Griffin, 
1951, p. 170, Figure 104, k-o, t). 
