Ovaloid, neckless jug with a fragmented base. The object has been smoothed, slurried and primed on both sides. Its exterior is painted in polychrome. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The pottery has a white-yellowish base colour, which was painted red-orange, orange and black-brown on the outside of the object. There are red-orange bands around the rim, the body of the vessel and the base. The body is also decorated with two upright, bimorph motifs that allude to the lizard-snake theme. Lothrop (1926) interprets the depictions as plumed serpent, type F. Irregular traces of a white-yellowish primer are visible on the inside of the pottery. According to Bransford (1881), the object belongs to the Sta. Helena ware. Lothrop (1926) discusses the same group under his Nicoya polychrome ware. Lehmann (1913) assigns the decoration to the Nicarao style. Cultural significance: the objects of the Papagayo Policromo group represent 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 with depictions of cats of prey and snakes. The variant is known both from burials and from settlement contexts. It has been documented above all in Guanacaste and appears since the second half of the Policromo Medio (1350-800d.C.). (Künne 2004)