Side Loops on Stools, Headrests and Chalices as Symbols

Side loops on stools, headrests, chalices and gumby (image H).

Ancient folks had uncomfortable headrests, OR, the top curved surface of the headrest or stool, represents the barrier to the next higher-density-reality-torus. So it's probably mostly a symbol.

Image G's narrow neck has painting on it, which is a diagram that explains the meaning of the side loop handles and the top rim.

The surreal artist of image C, for the literal-minded folks, it looks filled with water to the rim, but to symbolic-minded folks, that strata layer appearance is a cross-section of the horizontal plane of a torus. The cat is just a horizontal animal, it's rounded back is making a central mound symbol, often found at the bottom-center of layouts. https://ca.pinterest.com/stevenbhalls/central-mound-animals/

Summary, it was nice to recognize the African stools and headrests as sharing the same symbolism as other pottery and glassware, giving us another great resource to study.