Ceramic disc holder with animal image

Ceramic disc holder with animal image

It is a ceramic plate with a base, belonging to the Parita style, dating back to approximately 1150 to 1400 AD. This ceramic style is characterized by black horizontal lines decorated on a red primer, which run through the plate and base. The Parita style ceramics are significantly different from the colorful ceramic decorative styles of the region before. Many previous decorative elements such as "YC", spiral patterns, design saturation, claws, and lizards have disappeared, but animal shaped decorations are still preserved. This type of plate is a typical representative of Parita style due to its unique base.
Tray with base coated with clawed lizard

Tray with base coated with clawed lizard

This artifact belongs to the Macaracas style and appeared around 1000-1150 AD. Its characteristics are geometric and animal image design, with the left half showcasing Conte style black and purple borders, and thick lines on red and cream backgrounds; The right half showcases Macaracas style saturated decorations, with a central image of a clawed lizard in a color similar to Conte style.
Plato with pedestal like plate

Plato with pedestal like plate

It is a ceramic plate with a base, and this style of ceramic work originated in the Panama region and was made around 1150 to 1400 AD. These plates usually present exquisite painted decorations. These plates were not only used as practical eating utensils, but also reflected the aesthetic taste and cultural beliefs of the society at that time. In the Gran Cocl é culture, similar ceramic works are important archaeological discoveries that showcase the ceramic art and craftsmanship of the region during the pre Columbian period.
White tailed deer pattern ceramic disc

White tailed deer pattern ceramic disc

The Conte style ceramic plate from the Gran Cocl é region dates back to around 700 to 1000 AD. This type of plate features the typical color of Conte style (red circular base, black and red patterns on cream base). The typical pattern at the center of the plate is a white tailed deer (Odocoli virginianus), which repeatedly appears in this style and may symbolize some mythological significance. Remarkably, the claw details in the pattern became more stylized in the subsequent Macaracas style (1000-1150 AD)
Ceramic disc with humanoid pattern

Ceramic disc with humanoid pattern

The Conte style ceramic plates from the Gran Cocl é region were made between approximately 700 and 1000 AD. This dish is known for its iconic Conte style color (red base, black and red patterns on cream base). The center of this plate features a typical humanoid pattern, which appears in multiple plates of the same style, indicating that it may represent an image from some mythology. Especially this specific humanoid pattern has been used in multiple advertising campaigns and has become a well-known popular image.
Circular base animal decoration disc

Circular base animal decoration disc

It is a ceramic plate with a circular base and animal shaped design, belonging to the Conte style, made approximately between 700 and 1000 years ago, from the Gran Cocl é region, and now belongs to the archaeological category of Panama. This type of ceramic is known for its unique central pattern, often depicting images of animals or mythical creatures, painted in black and red on a white or cream background, with edges often red. The decorative style of the plate reflects the characteristics of ceramic art during the Conte period, and its central pattern may represent a mythical creature with important cultural symbolic significance.