Small, bulbous jug with retracting wall and fragmented neck. The object has been smoothed and polished on both sides. Its exterior is primed, painted and lightly polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There are deep black spots on the body. The pottery has a brown base colour, which is painted black-brown on the outside of the vessel. There is a frieze on the shoulder that is bordered by horizontal, black-brown bands. It shows diagonal bundles of lines that imitate textile or wickerwork. The interior of the object remains undecorated. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware. Cultural significance: the type was documented in burials. Its mould inventory comprises only jugs. (Künne 2004)