Fragment. The fragment was smoothed, slurried, primed, painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The object has a brown-reddish ground colour, which was painted black and red. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya polychrome ware. 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.). Originally 168 objects from Isla Chira belong to the archaeological collection of W. Lehmann. (Künne 2004)