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Clay vessel

Small, bulbous jug with a short, conical neck and overhanging rim. The object has been smoothed, slurried, primed and polished on both sides. Its exterior is painted. The primer and paint are slightly eroded. The ceramic has a red-orange base colour, which was applied to a red-brown paint (negative technique). There are several wavy lines around the shoulder and at the base. The central parts of the body are decorated with horizontal ovals with dotted decoration (positive technique). The neck of the vessel is painted red-brown on both sides. According to Holmes 1888: lost colour group. According to Haberland 1959f: red on red negative. Cultural significance: negative painting is understood by many students as a South American technique. The object probably originates from the Región Occidental (Panamá). (Künne 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Diameter: 5,8 cm
Height: 9,5 cm
Depth: 9,5 cm
Width: 9,8 cm
Diameter: 4,2 cm
Wandstärke: 0,55 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 44905

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    800 - 1520
    where
    Costa Rica
    Punta Arenas
    Buenos Aires
    Llanuras de Terraba
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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