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Clay shard of a vessel

Large wall sherd. The fragment has been smoothed and polished on both sides. Its exterior is primed, painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. The pottery has a brown base colour, which is painted black-brown on the outside. The fragment probably belongs to the shoulder section of a globular jug. It shows a horizontal frieze consisting of diagonally juxtaposed bundles of lines and black-brown dots. The motifs appear to imitate the structures of textiles or wickerwork. The upright surfaces of the body are decorated with three horizontal, black-brown bands. According to Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware. Cultural significance: the type was documented in burials in the Gran Nicoya region. Its mould inventory comprises only jugs. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Clay shard of a vessel
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 7,7 x 10,7 x 1,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 49116

Provenance and sources

when
Policromo Medio (800 - 1350)
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Santa Cruz [Kanton]
Santa Bárbara [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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