Ovaloid, neckless jug with a hollow base. The object has been smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. Its exterior is polychrome painted and highly polished. The ceramic has a white-yellowish base colour, which was painted red, orange and black-brown on the outside of the object. A frieze with snake-like figures appears around the rim, which Lothrop (1926) understands as plumed serpent, type C or G. The body of the vessel is covered by a reticulated decoration, which is divided into four cartouche-like fields. A zoomorphic creature, which Lothrop (1926) classifies as a monkey, type B, appears in the oval segments. The base has a surrounding frieze with stepped elements. Irregular traces of a white-yellowish primer are visible on the inside of the pottery. According to Bransford (1881), the object belongs to the Sta. Helena ware. Lothrop (1926) discusses the same group under his Nicoya polychrome ware. Cultural significance: the objects of the Papagayo Policromo group represent the beginning of polychrome painting on a white-yellowish ground in the Gran Nicoya region. The tradition lasted until the Policromo Tardío (1350-1520d.C.). Its decoration shows a strong Mesoamerican influence. This manifested itself in the replacement of lizard and bat themes with depictions of cats of prey and snakes. The ceramics served as supra-regional trade goods. (Künne 2004)