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Item: Dog Vessel
Material: Ceramic
Dimensions: 140mm x 200mm x 220mm 1363g
Era: 6th Period 1350 to 1550 CE
Culture: Chorotega
Region: Guanacaste
Condition: Good
Description: Bichrome pottery vessel in the shape of a dog. Used domestically for containing beverages. Has a handle to carry and a spout to pour. Designed with intricate patterns in the colours of red and white. It appears that the head has been reattached.
Provenance: Acquired in Nicaragua by a private collector in 1976
To ensure authenticity, the subject piece was examined with a Leica MZ 7.5 stereoscopic microscope.
All or some of the following elements were found and photographed.
One or more photos from the examination is included in the photo gallery
- Alkaline mineral accretions
- Fine root hairs in the minute crevasses
- Obvious signs of antiquity in the glazed surfaces
- Sharp edges polished by burial erosion caused by millennia of seismic activity
- Oxidization consistent with the age of the item
- Lifeless insect larvae in the minute crevasses
- Manganese dioxide accretions as illustrated in the video link below
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