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Place of Origin: Costa Rican
Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, C. 1000 to 1400 CE.
A carved volcanic stone ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Costa Rican Tribal Art
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Stone
An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant
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Central-America, Costa-Rica, Pre-Columbian
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Costa Rican Tribal Art
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Stone
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