Chavín monumental sculpture corpus
E1044381
The Chavín monumental sculpture corpus is a collection of large, intricately carved stone works from the ancient Chavín culture of the central Andes, notable for their complex religious iconography and architectural integration.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological corpus
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monumental sculpture corpus ⓘ pre-Columbian art corpus ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
early pan-Andean religious art
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foundational Andean iconographic system ⓘ |
| artStyle | Chavín style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCivilization | Andean civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Chavín de Huántar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Early Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus |
partially preserved in museums
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partially preserved in situ ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chavín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | modern scholarship in late 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 200 BCE ⓘ |
| function |
architectural ornamentation
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religious symbolism ⓘ ritual function ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
architectural integration
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complex iconography ⓘ intricate carving ⓘ large scale ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
avian imagery
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composite beings ⓘ feline imagery ⓘ religious iconography ⓘ serpent imagery ⓘ shamanic transformation ⓘ |
| includesWorkType |
lintels
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monolithic sculptures ⓘ relief panels ⓘ stelae ⓘ tenon heads ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
façades
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interior galleries ⓘ platforms and terraces ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCulturalSphere | central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
andesite
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granite ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Lanzón monolith
NERFINISHED
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Raimondi stela NERFINISHED ⓘ Tello obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Andean archaeology
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pre-Columbian art history ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 900 BCE ⓘ |
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