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Clay vessel

Very small, conical vessel with a hollow base and narrowed opening. Both sides of the object have been smoothened and polished. Its exterior has been primed, painted and lightly polished. The painting is partially eroded. The pottery has a salmon-coloured primer, which was painted red and black-brown on the outside of the vessel. There is a wide, all-round frieze on the body. It consists of black and red stripes arranged vertically. Salmon-coloured wavy lines appear in the red stripes (negative effect). The body is also decorated with a deep, circumferential line. The base is painted red. The inside of the object remains undecorated. Cultural significance: the mould inventory of this type mainly comprises jugs and figurative vessels. The determination of its exact date requires further documentation. (Künne 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Wandstärke: 0,5 cm bis 0,6 cm
Height: 8,2 cm
Depth: 4,4 cm
Width: 4,4 cm
Diameter: 1,95 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 44413

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Policromo Medio (800 - 1350)?
    where
    Costa Rica
    Guanacaste
    Santa Cruz
    San Vicente
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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