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Clay vessel

Spherical, thin-walled jug with a narrow, cylindrical neck, overhanging rim and low base. There are sculptural decorations at the base of the neck. The shoulder is painted red. Both sides of the vessel have been smoothed and slipped. Its exterior is primed and polished. There are small cracks on the rim. The pottery has a white-reddish base colour, which was painted red. A red colour stain appears on the neck. There is a circumferential ornamental band on the shoulder consisting of angular elements and rhombuses. The base of the neck has an all-round decoration consisting of several curved beads. According to Lothrop 1926: highland, red line ware, type B. Cultural significance: only a few polychrome ceramics appear in the ceramic system of the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. Their position is largely replaced by groups with monochrome or bicolour decoration. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Höhe: 12,5 cm
Wandstärke: 0,35 cm
Durchmesser: 12,2 cm
Öffnung: 2,5 cm
Mündung: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41521

Provenance and sources

when
1000 - 1550
where
Costa Rica
Faldas del Irazú [Vulkan]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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