Very small jug with a domed base and concave wall. The object has been smoothed, sanded and primed on both sides. Its exterior is polychrome painted and polished. The primer and paint are almost completely eroded. There are several cracks and fractures on the vessel. The pottery has a red-brown base colour, which was painted black-brown and red on the outside of the vessel. Although no diagnostic decorations are recognisable, the shape of the object and the light red ground colour of the interior of the vessel refer to the Mora Policromo (1350-800d.C.), Santa Marta Policromo (1350-1000d.C.) or Birmania Policromo (1350-1000d.C.) groups. Cultural significance: the pottery of the Mora group was produced in the north-west of Costa Rica and traded to the Central Highlands and the Atlantic region of the country. It uses representational elements (seated anthropomorphic figures with headdresses, mat motif, Kan cross), which are also known from the Maya ceramics (Copador group) of the Clásico Tardío (900-600d.C.). The variant has been documented both in burials and in settlement contexts. Lange (1971) links the Mora pottery with the Bramadero Policromo type (1520-1200d.C.), which occurs in the Policromo Tardío (1520-1350d.C.). (Künne 2004)