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Pot2847/52

Clay pot has a squat, bulbous body narrowing to a large mouth with an internally overhanging rim. High on the body is a small animal head with large round ears, incised eyes and a snout with an open mouth. A small nub protrudes from the forehead. Opposite, on the back of the pot, is a large round tail. The pot body is decorated in patterns of incised lines. Three small, conical legs support the object, and are situated close together on the base. Charcoal covers much of both the outside and interior of the vessel.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/50

Clay pot in the shape of a turtle. Pot has a small mouth with a thick, slightly flaring rim, and a bulbous body with a rounded base. A small round head protrudes just under the rim, with 2 jagged horizontal ridges to either side, suggesting flippers. A small round tail projects at the back. Three thick legs support the pot, conical in shape, with prominent rounded shoulders. The rear leg has a jagged ridge down its length.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/48

Clay pot has a bulbous body with a long, angled neck and a round rim surrounding a small mouth. Three small conical legs support the pot. The bottom portion of body and legs is painted a dark red, as is the rim. The rest of the body has traces of a lighter orange pigment. The body is decorated with groups of long incised vertical lines while the neck has short lines in patterns. A small precise cut has been made through the bottom of the pot.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2847/41

Sitting, human-like clay figure. The head is round with protruding facial features, rings at the ears, and a long headdress with a spotted rim and scalloped centre ridge. In the middle of the chest is a hollowed-out ring. The left hand rests beside it while the right reaches toward the back, resting on top of a long scalloped vertical ridge running from shoulder to base. The figure’s knees are bent and between them is a rounded, protruding pelvis area. Several holes open into the hollowed figure, at waist and shoulder on each side, back of neck, and on the base. The object balances on two round feet and a similar projection at the back. Pigment decorates the feet, legs, pelvis area, arms, back ridge, face and headdress.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2847/59

Shallow clay bowl with slightly rounded bottom. Interior rim is decorated with an encircling strip of pattern, beneath which are two thin black lines. At the bottom centre is a round design of lines, dots and colour blocks. The exterior has a line of black at the rim, with the majority of the body covered by a whitish pigment.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bead2847/184

Long stone bead, thin and rounded but slightly squat, with a large hole bored laterally through the body, causing the walls to be very thin. In profile the bead is flat on bottom and slightly convex on top. The surface of the stone is shiny but otherwise undecorated.

Culture
Central America
Material
stone
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel2847/38

Large clay vessel with three legs. The vessel is deep and wide-mouthed, with a flared rim descending into a concave body that flares again at the bottom. The base is rounded. The body is painted with a recurring diamond shaped motif in a light pigment. Three feet support the object and are shaped like human heads. The faces are long with a pointed chin at bottom, large, protruding and well shaped noses with indented nostrils, half circle ears, and round eyeholes bored into the hollow legs. Each head has a long vertical hole in the back.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/37

Round ceramic pot. The body is bulbous and squat, with a relatively flat bottom. A large hole is in one side from shoulder to base and has been partially repaired with some of the broken pieces and adhesive. The body and neck of the pot have been painted in orange and black with flowing lines, dots and blocks of colour. The inside of the rim has also been painted with an encircling orange line. Around the body below the midpoint are three small round protrusions, embellished with pigment.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2847/35

Large clay bowl with rounded bottom. The interior of the bowl is painted elaborately with images of crouching figures and designs with swirled lines, circles, and blocks of colour. The inner rim is banded with two thick black lines, while two orange lines encircle the bottom. On the exterior of the bowl are two sets of encircling lines, the top black and the bottom orange, with large blocks of orange pigment evenly spaced between them.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/31

Small ceramic pot, orange in colour. The outside shape of the neck is slightly concave, with a slightly flared rim. The body of the pot is bulbous and the bottom is rounded. Small bumps have been placed decoratively on the shoulder in two groups of two and one of one. Glaze appears to have covered the entire outside of the pot originally, but has been scraped away on protruding areas, such as the decorative bumps and parts of the rim.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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