Sherd

About this object

History of use

Pre-Columbian Costa Rica was part of the transitional zone between the traditions of Meso America and South America. Influences from both areas are evident with the most powerful and extensive coming from the north, particularly for the Pacific area.

Narrative

Guanacaste-Nicoya archaeological zone; Period V-VI (Polychrome).

Cultural context

pottery fragment

Physical description

Ceramic rim sherd; slightly curved; triangular in shape; cream slip. Design on the concave surface consists of a band of triangles below a black band on the rim edge, two black bands, a large red area and a piece of linear and curved design at bottom. Convex surface has black band at the rim, followed by two wide red bands.