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AMCS Bulletin 12 — Chapter 5 111Discussion: Paste is moderately compact, porous, andfriable. Tempering includes small to medium calciteparticles. Rim is direct, with an interior-beveledlip. Lip has two circumferential thumbnail incisions.Black trickle decoration begins just belowthe lip (as a cross-like motif) and bifurcates pastthe neck in broad stripes. The slip of the vesselranges from light brown (7.5YR 6/4) to reddishbrown (5YR 5/4). Paint is a deep black (2.5N). Slipis thin and crazing is visible. The black paint hasdiscolored the underlying slip, which suggests thepigment was mildly acidic. The color of this underlying“stain” (visible along the edges of thetrickle decoration) is red (2.5YR 5/6).Tolok Black-on-orange: TolokGroup: UnspecifiedEstablished by: Robles Castellanos 1990:79–80Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 3Regional Intersite Distribution: N/RRepresentative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:79–80)Description: see Robles Castellanos 1990:79–80Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5Forms Present in Caves: OllaIllustrations: N/AKantenah Black-on-orange SpecialGroup: UnspecifiedRegional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 1Regional Intersite Distribution: N/RRepresentative General Distribution: Xelha (Canché1992:91)Description: Canché 1992:91Type Collection Reference: N/AForms Present in Caves: OllaIllustrations: N/AKantenah Red-on-orange SpecialGroup: UnspecifiedEstablished by: Type: Canché 1992:89Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency: PakCh’en 1Regional Intersite Distribution: type at T’isil (CejaAcosta 2000)Representative General Distribution: type at Xelha(Canché 1992:89)Description: for type: Canché 1992:89Type Collection Reference: N/AForms Present in Caves: N/AIllustrations: 5.24, dDiscussion: Paint has been applied to the sherd with abrush (not by trickle technique). Orange slip is 5YR6/6. Painted decoration is 10R 4/8. Interior surfaceis unslipped.Shangurro Red-on-orange: UnspecifiedGroup: UnspecifiedRegional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 2Regional Intersite Distribution: N/RRepresentative General Distribution: N/ADescription: N/AType Collection Reference: N/AForms Present in Caves: N/AIllustrations: N/ADzilam Verde Incised: DzilamGroup: DzilamEstablished by: Robles Castellanos 1990:85–86Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 103, Actun Pech 23, Pak Ch’en 1Regional Intersite Distribution: El Naranjal (personalobservation)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:85–86); Ek Balam (Bey et al.1998); Komchen (Andrews V 1989Description: see Robles Castellanos 1990:85–86Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5-3Forms Present in Caves: Cajete, OllaIllustrations: 5.27, a–f; 5.28, a–f; 5.29, a–c; 5.30, a–c;5.31, a–b; 5.32, a–bDiscussion: Decoration on sherd in figure 5.31a is verysimilar to a Habana Club Punctated sherd fromXelha (Q-14-6) and a sherd designated as UnspecifiedComposite Incised and Punctated Red Typefrom Ball (1978:119, fig 2d), see also YucatanCampeche Coast (Y-7-3).Huachinango Bichrome Incised: HuachinangoGroup: HuachinangoEstablished by: Ball 1978:110Regional Inter-Cave Distribution and Frequency:Actun Toh 37, Actun Pech 5, Actun Tam Ha 1Regional Intersite Distribution: El Naranjal (Boucher1997); T’isil (Ceja Acosta 2000)Representative General Distribution: Cobá (RoblesCastellanos 1990:81–82); Ek Balam (Bey et al.1998; see also Vargas de la Peña and CastilloBorges 1999:28–29); Komchen (Andrews V 1989)Description: see Ball 1978:110Type Collection Reference: Cobá Q-5Forms Present in Caves: Cajete, OllaIllustrations: 5.33; 5.34, a–e