276); but on a closer examination we shall find that the handle is a full-blown lotus, the petals, which are bent over at an angle to the stalk, resting against the edge of the neck (fig.

277).

The handles of knives and spoons are almost always in the form of a duck's or goose's neck, slightly curved.

The bowl is sometimes fashioned like an animal--as, for instance, a gazelle ready bound for the sacrifice (fig.

278).