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Huetar Basalt Relief Figures
These two Huetar reliefs (1000–1500 AD) from central Costa Rica depict stylized male figures carved into basalt panels. Adorned with geometric belts, masks, and solar motifs, they evoke themes of duality, fertility, and elite identity in pre-Columbian ritual life. Snake-like forms suggest shamanic or regenerative symbolism.
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