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Clay vessel

Large, bulbous jug with a short, slightly protruding neck and rounded lip. The object has two shouldered, zoomorphic head protomes. It is smoothed and slipped on both sides. Its exterior has been primed, painted and lightly polished. There is a break on the rim. The outside of the pottery is primed red except for the neck. There are two opposing head protomes on the shoulder, reminiscent of mountain pigs (zaino or jabalí). They are surrounded by two unpainted, semi-circular areas that are connected by red, horizontal wavy lines. The red-primed areas are separated from the upright, clay-coloured parts of the body by a horizontal black line. The inside of the neck and are primed in red. Cultural significance: the mould inventory of this type mainly comprises jugs and figurative vessels. Its date requires further documentation. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
crock
Dimensions
Öffnung: 8,8 cm
Mündung: 11,4 cm
Höhe: 22 cm
Wandstärke: 1,1 cm
Durchmesser: 24,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 45358

Provenance and sources

when
Policromo Medio (800 - 1350)
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Liberia [Kanton]
La Fortuna [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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