Three-legged bowl with a deep rim. The object has a flattened lip. On the wall is a medium-sized, avimorphic protome with a movable head. The short, conical legs of the vessel have two vertical, narrow openings and contain rattle beads. The pottery was smoothed, slurried, primed and polished on both sides. Its exterior has incised decoration. The object shows extensive subsequent material additions. The ceramic has a brown base colour. A band consisting of short, straight lines and angular elements runs along the lip. The wall is decorated with a circumferential frieze featuring geometric motifs. The decoration consists of vertical bundles of lines, which are complemented by crosses and ladder elements. All motifs are incised and filled with white colour. The frieze is bordered by several incised, circumferential lines. The interior of the object remains undecorated. According to Lothrop 1926: orange brown ware. According to Lehmann 1913: El Viejo style. Cultural significance: the type is known both from burials and from household contexts. Its ceramics show design influences from the Central Highlands and the Atlantic slope of Costa Rica. The group is related to the Belén Inciso type (1350-700d.C.). (Künne 2004)