Eccentric forms.—In this place I am able to give but one example of what I have denominated eccentric forms. Others have been indicated on preceding pages. The vase given in Fig. 444 has a flattish, ovoidal body from the opposite ends of which springs a hollow arch—a sort of double neck. This has been perforated at the highest point, and a low recurving rim, which serves as the mouth of the vessel, has been attached.
Fig. 442.—Tripod bottle: Arkansas.—⅓.
Fig. 443.—Tripod bottle: Arkansas.—⅓.
Fig. 444.—Bottle of eccentric form: Pecan Point, Arkansas.—⅓.
Another example of this form has recently been received at the Davenport Museum. It is in fragments, but was originally nicely finished and painted. Illustrations of others may be seen in the Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, and in Contributions to the Archæology of Missouri. The specimen illustrated was found at the foot of a skeleton in a grave at Pecan Point.
This shape is common to the art of many countries, and was a great favorite in ancient Peru.