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That the Peruvian should also take high rank as a potter will be 

 gathered from even a superficial study of the collection of all forms of 

 pottery at the west end of the hall, since many of the vessels show real 

 beautv of outline and form and excellence in their painted decoration. 

 These qualities seem the more remarkable when we consider that the 



PIECES OF CLOTH FOUNO WITH MUMMIES 



makers had no knowledge of the potter's wheel and were unacquainted 



with the art of glazing. Some of the vessels were shaped by 

 Pottery 



hand, but others show that they were formed by means of 



moulds. The body was moulded in two parts which were joined by 



being pressed together. Spout or handle, if desired, was then attached, 



and all irregularities in the junctures remedied by scraping and rub- 



