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Clay vessel

Small, spherical jug with a short, slightly protruding neck. The object has been smoothed, sanded and primed on both sides. Its exterior is painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There are several small flakes on the body. The pottery has a brown base colour, which is painted black-brown on the outside of the vessel. The rim is decorated with a wide band. On the shoulder there is a circumferential frieze bordered by horizontal lines and bands. It shows diagonal bundles of lines that imitate textile or wickerwork. The inside of the neck of the vessel was primed in brown. The body remains undecorated. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware. Cultural significance: the type was documented in burials. Its mould inventory comprises only jugs. (Künne 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
crock
Dimensions
Weight: 900 g
Diameter: 5,5 cm
Diameter: 8,6 cm
Height: 15,2 cm
Depth: 17,5 cm
Width: 17,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 45879

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Policromo Medio (800 - 1350)
    where
    Costa Rica
    Guanacaste
    Santa Cruz
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Dr Walter Lehmann 1909
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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