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Ancient Gold Earring with Human Head
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Ancient Gold Earring with Human Head

This gold earring (700–1550 AD) from Costa Rica’s central Caribbean region portrays a stylized human head with exaggerated features and spiral ear ornaments. Such pendants may have conveyed identity, lineage, or ritual power. The expressive face suggests a ceremonial or spiritual role, possibly representing an ancestor, deity, or shaman in trance.
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