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Clay vessel

Small, anthropomorphic jug with a cylindrical body, domed base and short, straight neck. The object has several applied decorations. It has been smoothed and polished on both sides. Its exterior is primed and polished. The primer is heavily eroded. The object has several flaking areas. The monochrome object has a red base colour. The figure has an oversized head that has been flattened at the cheeks and the back of the head. She rests both arms on her stomach. The inside of the vessel remains undecorated except for the red-painted neck. According to Lothrop 1926: red ware figurine. (Künne 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Height: 10,4 cm
Depth: 9,9 cm
Width: 8,3 cm
Diameter: 2,9 cm
Wandstärke: 0,65 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41638

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Costa Rica
    Guanacaste
    Sardinal
    Cerro de Tabores
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
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