Domed ceramic fragment with a small rectangular opening. The object had three legs or feet with a round cross-section. It was smoothed and slipped on both sides. Its exterior is primed, painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The ceramic has a white-brownish base colour, which is painted black and red. The three leg and foot bases are marked with red circles. The remaining areas are decorated with black dots and ovals, probably imitating the fur pattern of a feline predator. The sherd probably belonged to a hollow, zoomorphic sculpture that carried a bowl on its back. According to Lothrop 1926: highland polychrome ware. Cultural significance: the type was produced exclusively in the south of the Gran Nicoya region and traded to the Central Highlands and the Atlantic region of Costa Rica. The pottery is known both from burials and from settlement contexts. It was often associated with the Altiplano Policromo group (1350-800d.C.). (Künne 2004)