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Greater Nicoya Mother and Child Figurine
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Greater Nicoya Mother and Child Figurine

This ceramic sculpture (500 BC–500 AD) from the Greater Nicoya region depicts a mother holding her child, embodying fertility, lineage, and maternal care. Such figures likely served ritual or funerary purposes, highlighting the societal value of women’s reproductive roles and the sacred bond between generations in pre-Columbian belief systems.
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