PLATE I. 



Note. All figures drawn half size unless otherwise mentioned. 



Fig. 1. 5 to 7 mm. iu thickness, bight 242 mm., diameter across mouth 268 

 mm. Black above, reddish below, bottom with matting impression. 

 l a top view of rim, natural size. P section of rim, natural size. P' 

 front view of rim, natural size. 



Pig. 2. Margin 12 mm. thick, side 7 mm. thick, diameter of mouth, 100 mm. 

 Black, bottom slightly concave and smooth. Design repeated four 

 times. Inside of vessel stained with, ferric oxide. 



Fig. 3. 8 mm. thick Below, 5 mm. thick near rim, bight 200 mm., largest 

 diameter 177 mm. Blackish, mouth triangular in shape. 3" top 

 view of rim, natural size. 



Fig. 4. Wall 5 mm. thick, diameter of rim 150 mm. Black. 



Fig. f>. Body 9 mm. thick, bottom 12 mm. thick, handle 10 mm. thick. 

 Hight from bottom to top of handle 147 mm. Light Brick red. 

 Handles grooved, and loops perforated for passage of cord. 

 Clay nearly dry before ornamenting. 



Fig. 0. 7 mm. thick at margin, 4 mm. below, diameter 120 mm. Black, bot- 

 tom flat. 



Fig. 7. 5 mm. thick, diameter 140 mm., bottom depressed, smooth areas de- 

 pressed. Above first band of cord marks painted with mercury sul- 

 phide. Cord marked areas black, bottom smooth, olive brown color. 

 Inside of vessel rough clay washed. Length 150 mm., hight 125 

 mm., breadth 71 mm. 



Fig. 8. Varying from 5 to 13 mm. in thickness, black outside, bottom mas- 

 sive, greatly depressed, very roughly and coarsely made. 



Fig. 9. Bim (i mm. thick, body 5 mm. thick, mouth 144 mm. in diameter. 

 Beddish, with signs of use over fire. 



Many rims of vessels similar to this were found, one fragment 

 showing a diameter of the perfect vessel of 354 mm. 



