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The tetrapod bowl has hollow conical feet, slightly incurved sides, a direct rim, and rounded lip. The feet are 7.3 cm in height and are modeled and painted to represent peccary heads. The orange eyes of the peccary are outlined in red and have a very dark brown line separating them. The tips of the feet are modeled to form the mouth and were probably painted in red. The exterior rim of the vessel is decorated with a red (10R 4/8) circumferential band 0.8-0.9 cm wide. The middle register consists of black (7.5R 2.5/0) rectangles alternating with red (10R 4/8) ones. All rectangles measure 3 cm high, but the three black ones are shorter in length (averaging 7 cm) than the three red panels (averaging 9 cm). Beneath this design, a very dark brown (10YR 2/2) line and a red (10R 4/8) 0.6-cm wide circumferential band encircle the vessel near the incurved base. The interior of the bowl has a highly glossy reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) surface. The interior rim is a continuation of the external decoration with a red (10R 4/8) circumferential band that is 1 cm wide and bordered by a very dark brown (10YR 2/2) line of 0.2 cm width. The paste of the vessel has a fine texture and may be ash tempered.