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"Bird's head"

Hollow, avimorph vessel foot (?) with base attachment. The object has been smoothed, slurried, primed, painted and lightly polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There is a flake on the beak. The fragment has a white-yellowish base colour, which was painted dark red. The depicted creature has anthropomorphic ears and wears ear jewellery. The base of the foot is decorated with two concentric circles. A fine line was used for the painting. Cultural significance: the mould inventory of the group mainly comprises plates and three-legged bowls. They may have a white-yellowish or salmon-coloured ground. The objects were decorated with highly stylised motifs and are mainly known from burials. (Künne 2004)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Vessel (fragment)
Dimensions
Height: 7,6 cm
Depth: 7,2 cm
Width: 5,9 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 45826

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Policromo Tardío (1350 - 1550)
    where
    Costa Rica
    Guanacaste
    Santa Cruz
    Santa Bárbara
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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