An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold otherwise the vessel is intact

otherwise the vessel is intact and in very good condition

which ended with the rise of Ur-Nammu

originally set with bone or wood inlays on both sides

the lower register showing Harpokrates with Hathor cows flanking a lotus

guaranteed the survival of the deceased's name for all eternity

An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold otherwise the vessel is intactDisembodied human heads are ubiquitous in the Pre Columbian iconography of Costa Rica and neighboring areas of Panama. Accounts make it clear that indigenous peoples practiced taking and displaying human heads as trophies. In this volcanic stone example, the closed eyes and slack mouth suggest death, while the close fitting cap of geometric design may be of fiber as the form suggests twisted cords or a rattan like material. It was thought that taking