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Clay vessel

Double vessel consisting of two small, spherical jugs with a wide, overhanging rim. The two vessels are connected by a rounded bow handle and a solid bar. The object has been smoothed and sanded on both sides. Its exterior has been primed, painted and polished. The primer and paint are partially eroded. There are glued fractures on the bridge and the handle. The ceramic has a red base colour, which is painted black on the outside of the object. The bodies of the vessels are decorated with two lines running around the shoulders. Two vertical line fields hang down from the lower line. They consist of three thin, parallel lines. There are three circumferential, vertical lines on the handle and the bridge. The inside of the rim is painted red. After Lothrop 1926: Nicoya black line ware, hanging line motif. According to Lehmann 1913: El Viejo style. Cultural significance: the type also occurs in the Cordillera de Guanacaste and in the Atlántico Norte region. It has been documented both in burials and in household contexts. (Künne 2004)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
crock
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 10,9 x 22 x 8,9 cm
Wandstärke: 0,65 cm
Öffnung: 3,8 cm und 3,9 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 43617

Provenance and sources

when
Bicromo en zonas (500 BC - 500 AD)
where
Costa Rica
Guanacaste [Provinz]
Filadelfia [Kanton]
El Viejo [Ort]

who
Lehmann, Walter - Collectors

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