Sherd Item Number: Sa380 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Small triangular ceramic body sherd made of red clay with a cream. One side is black with three thin red bands while the other, slightly convex side, has a red band followed by three thin black strips.
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.
pottery fragment
Guanacaste-Nicoya archaeological zone; Period V-VI (Polychrome).