Small, bulbous jug with a rounded base and beaded, reinforced rim. The object has a figurative application in the centre. The ceramic was smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. The primer is partially eroded. The monochrome object has a red-brown base colour. There is an applied decoration on the body, possibly depicting a monkey. The inside of the neck of the vessel is painted red-brown. According to Lothrop 1926: highland, appliqué ware; monkey figure. Cultural significance: pottery produced in the Central Highlands, on the Atlantic slope and in the Diquís region. The historical groups Curridabat ware (Hartman 1907), stone cist ware (La Cabaña Aplicado), red ware, type C (Lothrop 1926) and handled group (Holmes 1888; MacCurdy 1911) are closely related from a typological perspective. The ceramics were produced in periods VI (1550-1000d.C.) and V (1000-500d.C.). Monochrome, sculpturally decorated wares are known both from stone cist tombs and from household contexts. The object belongs to a group of decontextualised objects that Lehmann found in a cemetery near El Viejo in March 1908. There are said to be 480 objects from Huaca A alone. In addition to ceramics, they also include axes, rubbing stones, shells and "greenstones". The latter were associated with inhumations. (Künne 2004)