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Small globular cup with circular neck Guanacaste...

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Small globular cup with circular neck Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Nicaragua/Costa Rica border Late Period VI, 1200-1550 AD. H. 12 cm - D. 15 cm Ceramic with creamy white slip and polychrome paint. On the sides of the container two registers on a black background showing fantastic animals coming from the infra-world. Provenance: Former French collection whose ancestors lived in Nicaragua at the beginning of the 20th century.