Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th–16th century, Costa Rica, Diquís, Gold, H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Among the many Precolumbian gold pendants from the Isthmian region depicting a wide range of animals and composite beings are those that feature bat imagery. They form a sizable group and usually have human bodies with faces that have an upswept, leaflike nose
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Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th–16th century, Costa Rica, Diquí, Gold, H, 3 1/16, 7.8 cm, Metal-Ornaments, Precolumbian gold pendants, Isthmian region, depicting, wide range, animals, composite beings, feature bat, imagery, form, sizable group, usually, human bodies, faces, upswept, leaflike nose
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