EARTHENWARE POT OP THE STONE AGE. 
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whole width of this tooth pattern is about half of an inch, and 
bands thus made run over the surface of the pot. 
In the laying on of the pattern for a space of about three 
inches around the bilge of the pot there are four horizontal rows 
of these bands (See Fig. r), and in some places they are nearly 
obliterated, being worn off by the fierce action of the fire; but it 
can be seen that the tool which made this pattern even pressed 
through the clay coating and indented the sandy bottom of the 
ware, so that both the ware itself and the fine luting that covered 
it must have been in a plastic condition when the tool was ap- 
plied. 
Above the bilge, where the sides of the pot are concave, for 
a space of about three inches in width, the surface is marked by 
bands of pattern, which in place of being horizontal, as those 
below, are diagonal ; these extend nearly to the lip of the pot. 
(See Fig. i). Here the pattern is in better preservation, having 
escaped somewhat the intensity of the fire. These bands of pat- 
tern start from the uppermost of the four horizontal bands. 
Finally there is a horizontal row of tooth-like impressions 
around the brim below its edge. These have been made by a 
different tool from that which made the diagonal pattern below ; 
they show three or four more deeply indented teeth, but are in- 
tended to carry out a similar design. In this row there are about 
eight or nine imprints in the space of an inch, but in the main 
pattern twice that number. The upper edge of the pot 
bas a row of two teeth all around, as there is not room to 
show the full pattern. But inside the brim is a row of three or 
four tooth pattern intended to carry the same ornamentation 
over the rim. 
The transverse diameter of this pot was nearly one foot, 
arul the height of the pot somewhat less. The mouth 
of the pot is not perfectly round, for a deviation from 
the circular outline of the edge is caused by a short lip 
where the edge is pushed or drawn out for convenience in pour- 
ing out the contents of the vessel. (See Fig. i). The spout is 
a short, broad one, but resembles those we have seen on some 
modern pitchers. That the projecting lip has been used for this 
