Fuente de Lavapatas
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Fuente de Lavapatas is a pre-Columbian ceremonial and ritual stone fountain carved into a streambed at San Agustín Archaeological Park in Colombia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
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pre-Columbian ritual fountain ⓘ rock-cut monument ⓘ |
| altitude | about 1700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | 1st millennium CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility rituals
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shamanic practices ⓘ water deities ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culture | San Agustín culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByArchaeology | 20th century ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
place for initiation rites
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place for offerings to deities ⓘ place for ritual bathing ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anthropomorphic figures
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basins ⓘ carved channels ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ relief carvings ⓘ zoomorphic figures ⓘ |
| hasReliefType |
high relief carvings
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low relief carvings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | San Agustín monumental complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | San Agustín, Huila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrOn | streambed ⓘ |
| managedBy | Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
burial mounds
ⓘ
stone statues of San Agustín ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Agustín Archaeological Landscape of the Upper Magdalena
NERFINISHED
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San Agustín Archaeological Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| region | Upper Magdalena River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOrBeliefSystem | Andean indigenous cosmology ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Lavapatas Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 744 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial purposes
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ritual purposes ⓘ water-related rituals ⓘ |
| waterSource | natural stream ⓘ |
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