A lovely Cocle frutero from Panama, ca. 600 - 800 AD. This Joaquin Polychrome type pedestal bowl is 10-1/2 inches in diameter and 5-5/8 inches high. Its quartered design depicts Supernatural Serpents, a motif characteristic of the Conte style. Painted in red, black and purple over cream slip. Typical restored breaks, good mineral deposits. Cf. Helms "Creations of the Rainbow Serpent", plate 7, for similar from Miami's Lowe Museum of Art. (CC141)