Typically, a marley is the portion of a plate, saucer or large bowl (etc.) between the rim and the begining of the well, the flat portion where "rim" decorations can occur. Can also be spelled "marli." Hope that helps. Meredith D. Hardy Department of Anthropology Florida State University 1847 W. Tennessee St. Tallahassee, FL 32306 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.