Although it has taken a few years for this idea of the simple containers' being of wood to become more widely accepted (actually, those in the Vms are more likely bamboo), it is good to see that Rene now seems to agree with my conclusion on that one point, even if I cannot agree with him that the containers' characteristics, when taken as a descriptive set, permit any conclusion that they are of European origin.
I have never subscribed to the general practice of beginning with an hypothesis as "theory" for which post-hoc justification is then sought. It has some advantages, perhaps, in treating the written part of the text, but for historical or iconographical study, I believe the research and evidence must be considered first, and only as the last stage any hypothesis offered as explanation for the mass of data.
In this case, where the aim is to correctly assign the vessels in the 'roots and leaves' section to their origin, then it is vital to begin by listing all the salient features, and only at the time(s) and place(s) where we find together the full set of characteristics can we argue this section to have originated. Correctly provenancing the imagery is more important when you are interested in assisting the linguists and cryptologists than when your only aim is to appear to be offering a 'plausible' idea.
In this case, BOTH the simpler AND the more ornate containers AND comparable forms of pattern and ornament AND use of pigments like those shown (allowing for substitution when the original is in the pink-purple-black range) AND the vessels' construction and details must LL be included in the set being sought.
Unless the full set of characteristics is matched, results will be almost useless. To include the such particular details such as the 'knife-blade' legs or the regular habit of setting vessels on separate, legged stands, like the rings of 'dots' around upper and lower rim is essential for any proposed results to be valid - especially because those are the very details which, in this case, are most telling of origin and provenance.
My research into this question was completed before the end of 2012, but from that I offered in 2013 a very 'summary' summary - and there again I specified bamboo, and fitted lids for the cylindrical containers etc.
The two, extremely brief summary posts:-
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