Prehistoric Thessaly; being some account of recent excavations and explorations in north-eastern Greece from Lake Kopais to the borders of Macedonia . ^ig. 124 by themselves suggestthis shape, and there is a large number of long ribbon handles with a veryslight curve, Fig. 12t, b~f. Some of these join directly on to the rim, andmost, if not all, seem especially suitable for an askoid type of vase. F^urther,this is a shape common in the Urfirnis ware at Tiryns. If the ribbon handlesare really from askoi, their numbers make it evident that this was a commonshape. No other definite shapes can be
Prehistoric Thessaly; being some account of recent excavations and explorations in north-eastern Greece from Lake Kopais to the borders of Macedonia . ^ig. 124 by themselves suggestthis shape, and there is a large number of long ribbon handles with a veryslight curve, Fig. 12t, b~f. Some of these join directly on to the rim, andmost, if not all, seem especially suitable for an askoid type of vase. F^urther,this is a shape common in the Urfirnis ware at Tiryns. If the ribbon handlesare really from askoi, their numbers make it evident that this was a commonshape. No other definite shapes can be recognised. The bottoms of the vases are merely flattened, and there is no signof a raised base in this fabric. Although the evidence of the fiat, shallowbowls suggests that different shapes go with a different shade of the paint, Limioklaiihi, Pottery 179 this is not borne out by other evidence. Brown and black seem to havebeen used indiscriminately. The only attempt at decoration is an occasionalraised central rib on some of the askoi handles. Dull red ware, unpolished ; a few sherds were found : amongst themis a small piece of a raised Kic. 123. Lianokladhi II ; handles of Uifirnis ware (scale i : 2). Black wart;, coarse, but polished ; very little was tound. The few sherds of these two classes found in 11 are probably to beregarded as leakages from III. Painted ware, Mattmalerei (?). One shenl with a linear pattern in palel)r()wn on a smooth creamy surface was fountl. This resembles the Mattmalereiwart: from Aesjina ami .Artios, and is clcarlv importetl, but it is small, andnot in good contlilion. A somewhat similar sherd irom Orchonunos is inthe National Museum at .Athens. ?Si—- i8o Liniiok/nd/ii, Pottery Pithoi. Several pieces of large, coarse store jars were found. All areunpolished. One piece is decorated with a raised boss, and another hasa rope pattern in relief. Thus it will be seen that as far as the pottery is concerned there is nosign of any connection be
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