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form. The greater number appear to liave been large 

 jars, about a foot in diameter and from eight to ten 

 inches in height, with an opening more narrow than the 

 widest part (Fig. 7, nos. 1 and 2). The upper rim was 

 either vertical or more or less abruptly flaring. One 

 fragment indicated a form quite similar to that of the 

 modern tea-cup (Fig. 7, no. 4). Another must have 

 been a part of a wide elliptical bowl (Fig. 7, no. 3). 



Methods of Fastening the Handles. Handles were 

 attached to the rim of all large pots. There were two 

 methods in use for fastening these to the vessel. One 

 was that of perforating the sides of the vessel and in- 

 serting the ends of the handle into the perforation and 

 then bracing it by placing a ring of clay around the 

 inserted ends (Plate II, figs. 4, 5, and 7). The other 

 method consisted in merely plastering the ends of the 

 handle to the outer side of the vessel (Plate II, fig. 3). 

 In some cases the two methods were combined and the 

 upper end of the handle was stuck on the rim, while 

 the lower end was inserted into a perforation (Plate 

 I, figs. 1 and 2). When the handles are stuck on, there 

 is also often a bracing ring applied to make the joint 

 stronger. The first method was used in larger vessels 

 as a rule, and the latter method was more common in 

 the case of the smaller ones. In many cases when the 

 handle is stuck on, it is too small for the insertion of a 

 finger and may have been used for the purpose of sus- 

 pending the vessels by means of a thong or string. 

 Near the place of attachment of the two ends of the 

 handle, there is often a protruding knob, which may be 

 absent, however, either above or below (Plate I, fig. 



