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Clay vessel

Small, spherical jug. The object has a short neck with a slightly protruding rim. There is a zoomorphic head protome on the shoulder and sculptural decoration on the body. The vessel has been smoothed and slurried on both sides. Its exterior is primed and painted. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The restored object has several cracks and flaking. The pottery has a white-yellowish base colour, which was painted red and black. There is a black line around the neck of the vessel. The sculptural applications on the shoulders allude to a reclining feline predator with a spherical, inflated body. The painting on the same part of the vessel shows black rhombuses. They seem to indicate the figure's fur pattern. The lower half of the object is painted completely red. It is separated from the other parts of the vessel by a surrounding black line. The inside of the object remains undecorated except for the red-painted neck. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
crock
Dimensions
Mündung: 9,3 cm
Objektmaß: 14,8 x 17,2 x 17,1 cm
Öffnung: 7,7 cm
Wandstärke: 0,7 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 45311

Provenance and sources

when
500 - 1550
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Cañas [Kanton]
Bebedero [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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