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Clay shard

Small rim sherd. The fragment has been smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. Its exterior is painted. The paint and primer are partially eroded. The fragment has a white-yellowish base colour, which is painted red and black-brown on the outside of the object. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya polychrome ware. Cultural significance: the objects of the Papagayo Policromo group represent the beginning of polychrome painting on a white-yellow base colour in the Gran Nicoya region. The tradition lasted until the Policromo Tardío (1350-1520d.C.). Their decoration shows a strong Mesoamerican influence. This manifested itself in the replacement of lizard and bat themes with depictions of cats of prey and snakes. The pottery served as a supra-regional commodity. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Clay shard
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 2,1 x 3,1 x 0,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 48830 b

Provenance and sources

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

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

Secondary literature
IV Ca 48830 c, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)
https://id.smb.museum/object/739347
IV Ca 48830 c, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)
IV Ca 48830 d, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)
https://id.smb.museum/object/739348
IV Ca 48830 d, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)
IV Ca 48830 e, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)
https://id.smb.museum/object/739349
IV Ca 48830 e, Tonscherbe, Policromo Medio (800 - 1350), Walter Lehmann (16.9.1878 - 2.7.1939)

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