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 362 Primitive Greece: Mvcenian Art. should be added the quaint fashion of joining vases tc^ether, whether jugs, or cups in pairs, as at Cyprus," Short handles, fashioned in the mass, were discarded as soon as the potter knew how to model or stamp handles in separate pieces. The Trojan ceramist lacked the resources which colour alone can supply to enliven the surface of his wares. His efforts in this domain were confined to incised figures, chiefly borrowed from the living form. We have already adverted to those vases in the shape of a porcupine or swine (Figs. 383-385) ; but what Fiii. 4t3. - Double-hnnJletl vase. Actual siie. tempted him above all was the portrayal of the characteristic forms of woman. Here, he is content with tracing on the body of the vessel two cones which vaguely recall the salience of the breasts ; there, dots set close together around the neck to suggest a woman's necklace (Fig. 446). The imitation is often carried further, when the vase presents the rudiments of a human face, along with eye- brows and nose. The mouth is rarely indicated (Fig. 447), but the breasts are always distinctly drawn ; the vulva and navel, however, much more seldom. A necklace and scarf to cover ^ SCHLIEMANN, Jll'os.