Three-legged, round-bottomed bowl with a deep rim. The object has a straight wall with a projecting rim. The vessel is decorated with a zoomorphic head protome and a tail protome. There are two opposing, vertical round handles on the wall. The three conical legs have narrow, vertical openings and rattle beads. The ceramic was smoothed on both sides, slurried, primed and lightly polished. The outside is painted. The paint and primer are partially eroded. The object has several fractures and flaking. The vessel has a thin, white base colour, which is painted red on the outside of the ceramic. There are four square pictorial fields on the wall, which show geometric motifs. They are separated from each other by square empty areas, which are decorated with a monkey-like head protome, two opposing handles and a tail protome. A circumferential red band appears at the edge. The legs are decorated with short, horizontal lines. There are two circumferential red bands on the inner rim. According to Lothrop 1926: highland, red line ware, type C. Cultural significance: only a few polychrome ceramics appear in the ceramic system of the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. Their position is largely replaced by groups with monochrome or bicolour decoration. (Künne 2004)