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Shape of a human head

Small, spherical jug with a high, slightly flaring neck. It has an oval mouth and a superimposed anthropomorphic face. The object has been smoothed and slipped on both sides. Its exterior has been primed, painted and polished twice. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There are cracks on the body. Small fractures appear on the rim. A red-brown base colour appears on the body and rim, which is overlaid by a white-yellowish cover colour on the neck. The light-coloured base is painted black-brown and red-brown. The neck is decorated with an anthropomorphic face wearing a mouth mask. The decoration has both applied (ears, nose) and painted (eyes, ear jewellery) attributes. The flattened shape of the opposite side possibly indicates a skull deformation. A black-brown band runs along the base of the neck. The inside of the object remains undecorated. According to Lothrop 1926: Nandaime ware. Cultural significance: the mould inventory of the group comprises exclusively jugs, which often have a spherical body. Their diagnostic decoration indicates a typological relationship with the Mora Policromo, variedad Guabal group (1200-800d.C.). (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
crock
Dimensions
Öffnung: 4,2 cm
Objektmaß: 10,7 x 9,3 x 9,2 cm
Mündung: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 45762

Provenance and sources

when
Policromo Medio (800 - 1350)
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Santa Cruz [Kanton]
Santa Bárbara [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Former Possessors

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