Large, gourd-shaped vessel with a short, conical neck and a broadly flaring rim. Both sides of the object have been smoothened and polished. Its exterior is primed, painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There are several fractures on the rim. The pottery has a red base colour, which is painted black on the outside of the vessel. There is a circumferential frieze on the neck, which shows vertical line bundles and triangles. The body is decorated with upright, circumferential lines. Its decoration also includes wide, vertical bands and inverted T-elements. Irregular traces of red primer are visible on the inside of the pottery. Symbolic meaning: Lothrop (1926) interprets the decorations as highly stylised representations of alligators. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware, hanging line motif. According to Lehmann 1913: El Viejo style. Cultural significance: the type also occurs in the Cordillera de Guanacaste and in the Atlántico Norte region. It has been documented both in burials and in household contexts. (Künne 2004)