Small, round-bottomed bowl. The object has been smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. Its exterior is polychrome painted and highly polished. The primer and paint are heavily darkened. The ceramic has a white-yellowish base colour, which is painted red and black. The outside of the wall is decorated with an upright, circumferential frieze featuring stylised snake motifs. A circumferential red band appears on the inner edge. According to Lothrop 1926: Luna ware, plumed serpent, type G. Cultural significance: this variant has been documented in burials. Its objects are often associated with shoe-shaped jars from the Policromo Tardío (1520-1350d.C.) (Bransford 1881). Shoe-shaped vessels containing glass beads are known from the island of El Muerto and the Arquipiélago Solentiname (Lothrop 1926: 254). At the Papagayo site (Costa Rica), objects of the Luna Policromo type were associated with Madeira Group wares (1550-1200d.C.) (Bonilla et al. 1987: 309). The pictorial decorations of the group refer to Mesoamerican themes. They are highly stylised and stand out due to their fine strokes. (Künne 2004)