date tothe vases found in other parts of Chaldaea. A curious vase fromHillah may be ascribed to a much later period, however, on theevidence of its shape alone (Fig. 169). It has the general formof a bucket. The body is decorated with indented triangles cutin its thickness and detached from the… … Fig. 169.—Chaldœan vase, about 4 inches high. British Museum. Nimroud a certain number of vases showing a real progresseven when compared with the remains from the second period ofChaldaean ceramics. Among these were some quaintly shapedpieces, such as the hexagonal vase with slightly concave…
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