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DOA No: 33/200-5:7 This Sierra Red spouted jar effigy is not classified within any Sierra Red varieties because of its unique modeled decoration. No such decoration has ever been reported for any of the varieties. The jar itself has a slightly everted rim, square lip, two small strap handles, a spout, and a concave base. The slip color is yellowish red (5YR 5/8) to light red (2.5YR 6/8) and the interior of the neck is slipped with the latter color. Fire clouding is also present. The paste is pink (5YR 7/3) to gray (7.5YR 6/0) and has a medium texture. Opposite the spout, there is an effigy-modeled face that covers the body of the vessel. The two strap handles vary in size. One is 1.5-2 cm in width, while the larger one is 2-2.5 cm wide. Each has a height of 3.6 cm. The spout measures 3.5 cm in height and its orifice is 2 cm in diameter. The height of the vesselÕs neck is 1.6 cm. The diameter of the base is 14 cm.

This bowl features flared sides, a flat base, an outflared, everted rim, and a rounded lip. The total height of the vessel is 16 cm but the rim begins to project at a height of 11 cm and extends another 9 cm at a 45¡ angle. The paste color is pink (5YR 7/3) or very pale brown (10YR 7/3). The paste is fine-textured and no core was formed. A thin, pale red (2.5YR 6/8) slip was applied over the interior and exterior, but its preservation is poor. The slip is very thin and flakes easily. A distinctive feature of this vessel is the streaky painted cross-band on the exterior of the flat base, which has a diameter of 26.3 cm. The painted bands are of unequal dimensions: the larger one 23x2.5 cm, the smaller 20x2.5 cm. The smaller band does not evenly bisect the larger one. Near the rim, three attempts were made to perforate the vessel. Two drill holes were completed 11 cm apart, but the third, situated close to one of the other two, never pierced the vessel. The bowl was inverted over the head and upper torso of a flexed adult.