Small, bulbous jug with a short neck and slightly overhanging rim. The object has two vertical band handles under the rim, which are decorated in relief. There are two opposing appliqués on the shoulder. The vessel has been smoothed and slipped on both sides. Its exterior and the inner rim are primed. The sculptural decorations were left unpainted. There are small fractures on one handle and on the rim. The monochrome ceramic has a red-brown base colour. The handles were decorated with three applied, round knobs, possibly depicting a face. The shoulder applications show a horizontal wavy band with two opposing knobs with four incisions. According to Holmes (1888) and MacCurdy (1911): handled group. According to Lothrop (1926): highland, handled ware. Cultural significance: pottery produced in the Central Highlands, on the Atlantic slope and in the Diquís region. The historical groups Curridabat ware (Hartman 1907), stone cist ware (La Cabaña Aplicado), red ware, type C (Lothrop 1926) and handled group (Holmes 1888; MacCurdy 1911) are closely related from a typological perspective. The ceramics were produced in periods VI (1550-1000d.C.) and V (1000-500d.C.). Monochrome, plastically decorated wares are known from both stone cist tombs and household contexts. Hartman (1901: 31-33) found objects of the La Cabaña Aplicado type associated with glass beads at Las Mercedes (Atlantic Slope). Stone (1977: 167) reports ceramics of the same group (stone cist ware) from Tuis (Central Highlands), which contained a Venetian glass bead. (Künne 2004)