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Clay vessel

Figural vessel in the shape of a large, spherical jug. The pottery has a short, conical neck with a strongly overhanging rim. There are sculptural decorations on the neck and body. The object has been smoothed and slurried on both sides. Its exterior is primed, painted and lightly polished. The partially damaged rim was subsequently repaired. The primer and paint are heavily eroded. The pottery has a reddish base colour, which was painted black on the outside of the vessel. There is an applied decoration on the neck in the form of an anthropomorphic face. Several vertical black lines run along the body. The same part of the object is decorated with two opposing, bent arms and attached breasts. The anthropomorphic applications and the strongly outwardly curved wall imply a pregnant, female figure. The inside of the vessel remains undecorated except for the red-painted rim. According to Lothrop 1926: black line ware. According to Lehmann 1913: El Viejo style. Cultural significance: the type also occurs in the Cordillera de Guanacaste and in the Atlántico Norte region. It has been documented both in burials and in household contexts. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 24,3 cm
Höhe: 23,2 cm
Mündung: 11,8 cm
Öffnung: 7 cm
Wandstärke: 1,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41289

Provenance and sources

when
Bicromo en zonas (500 BC - 500 AD)
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Filadelfia [Kanton]
El Viejo [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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