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AMCS Bulletin 12 — Chapter 5 101Castellanos 1990:61–65Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5-1Forms Present in Caves: Cajete, OllaIllustrations: 5.11,a–e; 5.12,a–i; 5.13,a–g; 5.14,a–eDiscussion: Sherds from the cave collection that areincluded in this variety have an opaque, waxy slipand closely resemble those described by RoblesCastellanos. A few sherds in the cave collectionhave a streaky slip similar to the Sierra Red sherdsfrom Izamal. Among these sherds, slip thicknessvaries noticeably. Shoulder-to-rim sherd in figure5.11,b is very similar to jar form designated byBrainerd as Early Regional (1958: fig. 105b).Sierra Red: Clear SlipGroup: SierraEstablished by: Type: Smith and Gifford 1966:163;Variety: Robles Castellanos 1990:57–61Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 141, Actun Pech 101, Actun Maas 2,Pak Ch’en 10, Actun Tam Ha 6Regional Intersite Distribution: El Naranjal (Boucher1997)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:57–61)Description: see Robles Castellanos 1990:57–61Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5-1Forms Present in Caves: Cajete, OllaIllustrations: 5.15, a–g; 5.16, a–e; 5.17, a–e; 5.18, a–hDiscussion: Material from cave collection stronglyresembles the variety described by RoblesCastellanos.Laguna Verde Incised: Clear SlipGroup: SierraEstablished by: Type: Smith and Gifford 1966:159;Variety: Robles Castellanos 1990:65–66Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 368, Actun Pech 47, Pak Ch’en 4Regional Intersite Distribution: El Naranjal (Boucher1997); T’isil (Ceja Acosta 2000)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:65–66); Ek Balam (Bey et al.1998)Description: see Robles Castellanos 1990:65–66Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5-2Forms Present in Caves: Cajete, OllaIllustrations: 5.19, a–c; 5.20, a–g; 5.21, a–h; 5.22, a–eDiscussion: It should be noted that the slips of theLaguna Verde Incised sherds from the cave collectionmore closely resembled those of the SierraRed: Unspecified variety than the Sierra Red: ClearSlip variety. Nevertheless, they were included inthe Laguna Verde Incised: Clear Slip variety so asnot to suggest an affiliation with the Laguna Verdevariety of the Petén.Alta Mira Fluted: Horizontally-flutedGroup: SierraEstablished by: Type: Smith and Gifford 1966:154Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 2, Actun Pech 1Regional Intersite Distribution: N/RRepresentative General Distribution: type: Komchen(Andrews V 1989); type: Cancún (Andrews et al.1974:179); type: Edzná (Forsyth 1983)Description: see Forsyth 1983Type Collection Reference: Edzná C-12-8Forms Present in Caves: OllaIllustrations: 5.23, cAlta Mira Fluted: Clear SlipGroup: SierraEstablished by: Type: Smith and Gifford 1966:154Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 1Regional Intersite Distribution: N/RRepresentative General Distribution: type: Komchen(Andrews V 1989); type: Cancún (Andrews et al.1974:179)Description: for type, see Smith and Gifford 1966:154Type Collection Reference: Calakmul C-25-4Forms Present in Caves: N/AIllustrations: 5.23,dLagartos Punctated: LagartosGroup: SierraEstablished by: Type: Smith and Gifford 1966:159,170Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 4, Actun Pech 1Regional Intersite Distribution: T’isil (Ceja Acosta2000)Representative General Distribution: Cancún (asLagartos Punctate, Andrews et al. 1974:172);Edzná (Forsyth 1989:31–32)Description: see Andrews et al. 1974:172; Forsyth1989:31–32Type Collection Reference: Cancún Q-4-6; EdznáC-13-2 (as Baluartes Special)Forms Present in Caves: OllaIllustrations: 5.23, e–gDiscussion: Both impressions and punctations arepresent on sherds from the cave collection. At leastone sherd (figure 5.23f) exhibits preslip and prefireincisions and impressions. The ovoid impressions