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Nicoya Funerary Vessel with Tattooed Face
This head-shaped vessel from Greater Nicoya (800–1350) portrays a man with facial tattoos and body paint, emphasizing ritual identity and status. The triangular motif on the forehead may allude to cosmological beliefs or elite rank. Such vessels were often placed in tombs, symbolizing the transformation of the deceased in the afterlife.
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