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To this series, the specimen of Class III must be made an exception. This type, as having been pointed out, possess a distinguished feature ^[[absent]] in most other tripods; that is, the hollowed feet, are separated apart and are attached to a flat bottom, while a typical tripod has no other bottom except the three hollowed feet. Whether this form has an independent origin, can not be decided at present.

It is interesting ^[[to]] note ^[[that]] many of these forms recur in bronze vessels. . The tripods are well known; but many others are similar reproduced. Such similarities would suggest a derivation of the bronze forms from the potteries. This is probable enough, but there is the possibility that some of these might have been copied from the bronze forms.

The almost complete absence of handles must be considered a striking feature of the ceramics of this period. Lugs are frequently found, and often in the form of an animal head. They are thus both decorative ^[[and]] [[strikethrough]]as well as [[/strikethrough]] functionary.

7. Decorations

Most potteries under Class I are not decorated; but there is a small group on which are incised with simple patterns like chevrons or group of chevrons. Animal heads occassionally occupy the position of lugs; but as a rule only geometrical patterns are employed.

Class IV are almost always decorated with a simple band of many lines and zigzags. Exceptions may be made to certain shards which bear only simple straight lines, There are many ornamented with raised ^[[ridges]] [[strikethrough]]edges [[/strikethrough]].

Althou the fine black potteries are rare, what has been