Small bowl with a wide overhanging rim. The object has three massive, conical legs. They have a raised, sculptural decoration. The vessel was smoothed on both sides, slurried and primed. Its exterior was painted. The primer and paint are heavily eroded. The pottery has a red-orange base colour. There are remnants of white painting around the rim and on the outside of the vessel wall. The legs have a zoomorphic head protome with stamped eyes. The interior of the object remains undecorated. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware. According to Lehmann 1913: El Viejo style. Cultural significance: although the Tola Tricromo group is considered a diagnostic indicator of the Policromo Antiguo (800-500d.C.), Bonilla et al. (1987) date it to the period of zoned bicoloured pottery. The Costa Rican variant López has been documented above all in the Bahía de Culebra and in the valley of the Río Tempisque. It seems to have emerged from the Rosales Esgrafiado en zonas group (500d.C.-500a.C.). The Nicaraguan variant Tola has many similarities with the Chávez Blanco sobre Rojo group (800-500d.C.). (Künne 2004)