Ovaloid jug with a fragmented, hollow base and flowing neck. The object has been smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. Its exterior is polychrome painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The ceramic has a white-yellowish base colour, which was painted red-orange, orange and black-brown on the outside of the object. There are two central, bimorphic motifs on the body, alluding to the lizard-snake theme. Lothrop (1926) interprets the depictions as plumed serpent, type A. A circumferential frieze around the neck varies the main motif. Lothrop (1926) classifies the variant as plumed serpent, type G. There are several circumferential bands on the base. Irregular traces of a white-yellowish primer are visible on the inside of the pottery. According to Bransford (1881), the object belongs to the Sta. Helena ware. Lothrop (1926) discusses the same group under his Nicoya polychrome ware. Lehmann (1913) assigns the decoration to the Nicarao style. Cultural significance: the objects of the Papagayo Policromo group represent the beginning of polychrome painting on a white-yellowish ground in the Gran Nicoya region. The tradition lasted until the Policromo Tardío (1350-1520d.C.). Their decoration shows a strong Mesoamerican influence. This manifests itself in the replacement of lizard and bat themes with depictions of cats of prey and snakes. The variant is known both from burials and from settlement contexts. It has been documented above all in Guanacaste and appears since the second half of the Policromo Medio (1350-800d.C.). (Künne 2004)