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An alternation of incised scrolls with undecorated surfaces on the protuberances that adorn the body of this monochrome container forms a pattern that is both decorative and symbolic, characteristic of pre-Hispanic ornamentation.  
 
    
 
Vessel
Pottery
0 - A.D. 600
Santafé de Antioquia, Antioquia
20,5 x 40 cm
   
 
    
 

 

 
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