These pieces could not, therefore, be washed without removing much of the design. Geometric white on red has been uncovered only from late Phase III deposits. Early in the phase, linear white on unslipped twine is fairly common, in which a horizontal band of white paint is applied over twineimpression, usually at the lip of unslipped rims. Unrestricted simple rims decline significantly in relative frequency in nearly all levels attributable to this phase. Thickened outturned rims from shallow dishes and plate remain a significant part of the assemblage.
Flanges appear on bottle rims, and tabular potlegs appear as a new kind of pot support.
Particularly appealing examples of this mode include numerous sherds of finely channeled, red-slipped pottery with intricate geometric or zoomorphic designs incised in geometric style over the channeling. Incision and comb dragging in arcs over roulette designs also occur in this phase, as does fingernail impression, often placed on a carination.