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various shades, c is red with, white streaks, d is green, and e are red 
crystals. 
These seem to be rather unusual, for I found none in any of the 
tombs I examined. 
Another tomb removed from Paravai to Madura, was opened by 
myself. Inside were a quantity of human bones, evidently those of a 
large-sized person. An unusually large number of utensils were also 
found, fifteen in all. (PI. XI, figs. 9 to 23.) 
Figs. 9 to 14 are bowl-shaped, with a double curvature on the 
body. They have, as all the others, a slight glaze, and are of a rich red 
colour speckled with black spots. They vary in size from 5f- inches 
to 65 inches in diameter, by inches to 3| inches deep. 
Figs. 15 to 21 are also bowl-shaped ; but, with the exception of fig. 
18, which has a slight hollow round its outer upper surface, are of a 
plain convex curve. They are black inside, and black on the upper sur¬ 
face of the exterior, merging into red on the under side. They vary in 
size from to 8 | inches in diameter, by f- to 2% inches deep. 
Fig. 22 is a chatti, similar to fig. 7 ; 8 inches in diameter and 71- 
inches deep. 
Fig. 23 is a small vessel, semi-egg-shaped ; broken. It is black in¬ 
side, and on the exterior has the beautiful merging of the two colours, 
black and red, so characteristic of the pottery found in this neighbour¬ 
hood ; 5 inches in diameter and inches deep. 
Paravai. 
At Paravai the tombs are of earthenware, pyriform-shaped. They 
occupy a level piece of waste land to the east of the village. A great 
many appear above the soil, covering an area of several acres. I ex¬ 
cavated one, and found it to be completely filled with hard compact 
earth and stones ; there was neither trace of bones nor chatties, not even 
a fragment: the interior was coated with lime. Probably it may have 
been emptied at some previous time or other. 
Another I excavated, and found a number of bones and a skull, the 
latter being very nearly perfect (lower right of Plate XI), and two small 
broken vessels (figs. 24, 25). The bone forming the skull mostly remains 
in position, and the other broken fragments could, I doubt not, be fitted 
on : it is in very good preservation. 
Fig. 24 is bowl-shaped; black inside, and black and red outside : 51- 
inches in diameter and 2 ^- inches deep. 
Fig. 25 is similar to fig. 23. 
The last tomb examined here was perfectly complete, with cover in 
position. The tomb and cover were cracked in different places, but no 
