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Diquís Spiny Crocodile Pendant
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Diquís Spiny Crocodile Pendant

This gold pendant (700–1550 AD) from southern Costa Rica depicts a crocodile with flared limbs, textured fins, and a dramatic row of dorsal spines. Its fierce expression and aquatic features suggest a guardian spirit tied to rivers and the underworld. Such pendants embodied protective power, transformation, and spiritual authority in Diquís cosmology.
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