Ceramics from the Guanacaste-Nicoya Zone during the second half of Period IV often display strong sculptural qualities and an elegance of line that is unsurpassed by its contemporaries. A refined artist who was deeply engrossed in portraying the divine simplicity of sculpture and line undoubtedly created this exquisite avimorph ocarina. The ocarina is a musical instrument of the new world. Ocarinas come in a variety of sizes, producing tones ranging from that of a tenor recorder to that of a shrill whistle. The mouthpiece and the size of the resonance chamber are modified to produce different tones. The largest examples sound like tenor recorders, somewhat less resonant than a low-register flute. This avimorph ocarina is a pleasure to look at and to imagine the music that was once played by the ancient musician who treasured it.