Plate XLV 



Superb example of ancient Chiriquian decorative art. 

 Polychrome ware. Pages 157, 158. 



Figure a. Unique vase consisting of a shallow bowl mounted on a hollow per- 

 forated stand, ever}' visible part being ornamented in black, red and 

 purple on a cream ground. The design on the outer surface of the 

 bowl resolves itself into two units of the classic fret, while that on the 

 interior (see frontispiece) is a representation of the alligator-god accom- 

 panied by alligator symbols. 1 / 2 



Figure b. Detail (from fig. a) of the classic fret composed of a common body- 

 line, each end of which terminates in an alligator head. */2 



