griffin] ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORRIS BASIN 275 



Loop and Strap Handles 



There are comparatively few loop and strap handles in the collection 

 in the Ceramic Kepository, and most of these are quite fragmentary, 

 as a glance at Chart XVIII, which describes this group, will show. 

 There is a slightly greater percentage of loop handles than there is of 

 the strap variety. These two types of handles were classed together 

 at this site, and the lug handles were considered as a separate group. 

 The specimens fall into the same category as the jars with regard to 

 hardness and texture, as may be seen by observing the chart. Except 

 on a few sherds, it was not possible to obtain the shape of the lip and 

 rim, for, in the case of the loop handles especially, only the handle itself 

 was available. Four out of five of the rims to which loop handles 

 were attached had rounded lips, and one was flattened and rounded. 

 Seven of the lips on the sherds with strap handles had rounded lips, 

 three were narrowed and rounded, and one was flattened and rounded. 

 All of the loop handles were attached to the upper rim at the lip by 

 molding and were either molded or riveted at the base of the handle. 

 Practically none of the loop handles at this site projected above the 

 lip, and very rarely did any of them have bifurcated knobs. All of 

 the strap handles save one were attached to the lip. Measurements 

 were taken on the width of the lip and rim, where they were present, 

 and on the handles. The lateral width of the handle, the front-to- 

 back diameter or width, and the height were recorded. With the 

 loop handles the width and thickness were approximately equal. The 

 strap handles illustrated in plate 78, «, are representative of the type, 

 although the handles of Sherds 1 and 5 are decorated. There were no 

 decorated strap handles in the study collection. The loop handles are 

 shown in plate 77, 6, while two methods of attaching the loop handle 

 are shown in plate 148, a. The third sherd in the bottom row has a 

 portion of the rivet projection which was inserted in the side wall. The 

 fourth sherd is the upper portion of a rim against which the upper end 

 of the handle was placed. The handle has the portion which fits 

 against the rim facing the reader. 



Kim Sherds With Lugs 



Fifty-two of the rim sherds belonging to jar-shaped vessels pos- 

 sessed rim lugs. These were of two main types. The first was repre- 

 sented by only five specimens and consisted of two rather small, hori- 

 zontally projecting, rounded lugs. The second type is a horizontal 

 rim lug which was attached to the rim just below the lip or coextensive 

 with the lip. There was no significance in size or shape that was cor- 

 related with the place of attachment. The hardness of the group is 

 again 2-2.5, and the texture is prevailingly medium fine. The surface 

 finish is analogous to that on jar shape B. Seventy-five percent of 



