Small, round-bottomed bowl with convex wall and overhanging rim. There are two opposing, applied decorations on the shoulder, which depict an anthropomorphic face. The monochrome object was smoothed, slurried, primed and highly polished on both sides. The primer is partially eroded on the inside of the vessel. The ceramic has a black-brown base colour. Below the rim there is an indented, circumferential cord decoration. Two flat, superimposed faces appear on the shoulder, belonging to an anthropomorphic figure. They appear to be wearing a headband, which is marked by dots. Symbolic meaning: the flat head ornaments possibly represent death masks (cf. Ferrero 1975: 129, Ilus. I-118). According to Lehmann 1913: "Chorotega style." According to Lothrop 1926: black ware. Cultural significance: the group was mainly documented in the south of the Gran Nicoya region. According to Bonilla et al. (1987), it appears to be closely related to the Cuello Aplicado type (1520-1350d.C.), which is only known from burials. Lothrop links his black ware to the black ware reported by Oviedo, Castañeda and López de Velasco from the island of Chira in the Gulf of Nicoya (Lothrop 1926: 40). Snarskis identifies the same ware with the Murillo Aplicado type (1981: 198, photo 113). (Künne)