Conical, round-bottomed vessel with a hollow base. 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. There are several fractures on the rim. The pottery has a white-yellowish base colour, which is painted red, orange and black-brown on the outside of the vessel. Below the rim is a surrounding frieze consisting of stepped elements. The body is decorated with two opposing red-orange figures depicting a seated, anthropomorphic figure. It has a large nose and wears a magnificent red headdress. A circumferential frieze consisting of interlocking stepped elements appears on the lower parts of the body. The base is decorated with vertical red and orange stripes. There are several red bands running around the base. Irregular traces of a white-yellowish primer are visible on the inside of the ceramic. A red band runs below the rim. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya polychrome ware, seated human figure. Cultural significance: the Papagayo Policromo type represents 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.). Its decoration shows a strong Mesoamerican influence. This manifests itself in the replacement of lizard and bat themes by depictions of cats of prey and snakes. Lothrop (1926) recognises influences of Classic Maya iconography in the decoration of the inventoried object. The ceramics of the Papagayo group served as supra-regional trade goods. (Künne 2004)