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Pot2847/91

Small ceramic pot. Body is globular with an indented neck and slightly flaring rim. The rim has several notches taken out of it. The bottom of the pot is rounded and does not sit securely on a flat surface. Two small lizard or frog-like figures protrude from either side of the pot, backs to the viewer, all four legs spread, feet curled. The backs are decorated with two lines of round perforations. One creature is missing its head, while the head of the other is round with a snout and indentations for eyes. Between the creatures are two sets of two upraised vertical lines decorated with perforations. The pot is covered in an orange pigment, with a dark area of carbonization to one side.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/88

Small ceramic pot, orange in colour. Pot has a wide, flared rim on top of an indented neck. The body is squat and bulbous, and decorated with two triangular clay heads of animals, perhaps turtles, with open mouths and round indentations for eyes. Between the heads are sharp protrusions, two to each side, perhaps representing the animals’ feet. Each has several oval perforations. The pot has a round pedestal foot, indented on the bottom.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/87

Small ceramic pot, brown in colour. Pot is tall and rounded, with a protruding shoulder decorated with circular perforations, and an indented neck with a somewhat thick, flaring rim. The body of the pot is decorated with long vertical protrusions also decorated with perforations, as well as several incised vertical lines. The pot has three legs, conical in shape, each with a pointed shoulder.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/85 a-b

Small ceramic pot (part a) with stand (part b). The pot has a large rounded handle connected to, and slightly hanging over, either side of the rim. The body is bulbous with a rounded bottom, and is decorated with 3 evenly spaced protrusions at the midpoint. The pot is unglazed. The stand is vertically tubular, open at both ends, and flares at the rims. The bottom rim is decorated by three small protuberances on each side. The pot’s bottom fits into the flare of the stand’s top rim. The stand is also unglazed.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/82

Small ceramic pot with three legs. Pot is conical in shape, with a straight sided body between a narrow neck and a wider base. The bottom of the body is rounded. Projecting out from the front of the pot is a small rounded animal head with painted eyes and an open mouth with two teeth(?). Below and to either side are two half loop protrusions as feet, while at the back is a short curved tail. The body of the pot is painted with black designs on both sides, surrounded by orange containing lines that also circle the rim. The bottom of the pot is covered in a black residue, as are the interior walls. The legs are conical.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2847/80

Small ceramic trileg dish, orange in colour, that is circular with a relatively deep body. Two of the legs are connected by curved arms that meet the body of the dish between the legs to the outside. The third leg is in the shape of an animal head. The remains of a dark brown line can be seen on the outside of the dish surrounding the rim, while 2 similar lines are more visible on the inside near the top. A small hole perforates the clay of each leg on the top inner side, and when the dish is moved they make a rattling sound.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/79

Small, circular ceramic pot, orange in colour, standing on three legs. The pot has a slightly flared rim that leads to a somewhat bulbous body. Two small round handles protrude on each side. On the front of the pot’s body is the face of an animal, with a protruding snout showing mouth and nostrils and two eyes coloured with white pigment. On the back is a protruding conical tail, flanked on each side by four small impressions coloured with white pigment. The bowl’s legs are shaped like inverted cones. The interior of the pot is smooth with a dark carved line encircling just below the rim.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/77

Small, circular ceramic pot, dark grey in colour, with three legs. The pot has a thick rim on which has been carved linear and triangular designs. The neck is short and slightly curved, and the body flares outward to a low, sharp shoulder where it narrows to a round bottom. Carved lines encircle the body above the shoulder, with sun shapes carved above each leg. The legs are conical with a sharp shoulder, and each has two vertical incisions. The interior of the pot is smooth and unmarked.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stand2847/75

Ceramic stand that is widely flared at both top and bottom and has a hole through it's centre. The top is slightly wider than the bottom and has a rough rim with several small bumps along the rim on one side. The narrow centre exterior of the dish has a protruding belt with incised diagonal line design, and the bottom flare is decorated with large perforated cross shapes. Remnants of orange pigment can be seen inside and out. The texture of the dish overall is quite rough.

Culture
Central America
Material
clay and pigment
Made in
Costa Rica ? or Nicaragua ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2847/74

Round ceramic pot, orange in colour. The body is bulbous with a rounded bottom. The short straight neck ends in a rim with a considerable amount of chips taken out of it. Two faces protrude from the shoulder at opposite sides of the pot. Each has a round nose with perforated nostrils, partially closed eyes, and a slightly open mouth. A small amount of grey residue clings to the interior bottom.

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