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Diquís Bat Pendant
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Diquís Bat Pendant

This gold pendant (700–1550 AD) from Costa Rica’s Diquís culture represents a bat with extended wings and bared fangs. Revered for its nocturnal power and association with transformation, the bat symbolized the passage between life and death. Its flight and feeding habits evoked deep spiritual meaning in shamanic rituals.
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