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imity to the camera in the initial process of preparation of the plate. Around the 
neck is considerable abrasion, as by the use of a cord for suspension. 
Vessel No. 185 is a bottle of yellow ware, 5.3 inches high, also a life-form 
representing a fish not unlike the one just described. Much of its original coating 
of red paint has been worn away. 
Fic. 9.— Vessel No. 65. Near Menard Mound. (Height 5.6 inches.) 
Vessel No. 61 is a bottle of rather coarse, yellow ware, the body ovoid with 
flattened base. The incised decoration, rather roughly executed, consists of a 
meander surrounding circles (Fig. 10). 
Vessel No. 30 is a wide-mouthed water-bottle or jar, of dark and rather 
porous ware. The decoration, which is of broad, trailed lines, is a volute design 
five times shown (Fig. 11). 
