This vessel form was very largely a mortuary form with little apparent
value on the domestic scene. This is particularly true of the long,
narrow necked vessels. These often showed specialized or individualized
treatment by the addition of ridges or collars of clay at the base of
the neck, occasionally at the midpoint of the body (Fig. 15;2) and by
the variation of treatment of the base so that in this collection no one
form could be called standard. There was a tendency, however to flatten
and then indent the bottom of the bottles. Other basal embellishments
included a narrow truncated base and angular forms (Fig. 15;1, 2, 3, 4).
Our most interesting bottle was found on the floor of house three (Fig.
15;5). It was crudely made but uniquely shaped—reminiscent almost of a
Grecian urn. An elongated globular body with a short and narrow neck.
Strap handles run from the rim to the shoulder, but not out to its full
width.
[Illustration: Figure 15. Water Bottles]