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Clay cup

Cylindrical vessel with a domed base and slightly concave walls. The object has three solid legs. The ceramic was smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. The outside is painted. The primer and paint are heavily eroded. There are several fractures on the rim. The object has been primed twice. It has a dark red covering colour applied to an orange background. The surface is painted with white motifs. There is a circumferential frieze on the outside of the vessel wall, which is bordered by two horizontal bands. It shows several interconnected crosses, the centre of which consists of a rhombus. Horizontal ovals with several dots appear in the empty areas. All motifs were executed with a broad stroke. According to Lothrop 1926: white line ware, large jars. The object was made in the Central Highlands/Atlantic Slope region. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Clay cup
Dimensions
Durchmesser: (Objekt) 9,1 cm
Wandstärke: 0,6 cm
Durchmesser: (Körper) 8,5 cm
Höhe: 11,1 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41086

Provenance and sources

when
1550-1000
where
Costa Rica
Nicoya [Stadt]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Former Possessors

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