Disambiguation evidence for the Lanzón monolith via surface form

"Lanzón monolith"


As subject (50)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Lanzón monolith".

Predicate Object
artStyle Andean iconography
artStyle Chavín style
associatedDeityType agricultural fertility deity
associatedDeityType weather and water deity
associatedWith Andean religious tradition
associatedWith Chavín de Huántar
surface form: Chavín de Huántar temple complex
carvingTechnique incised lines
carvingTechnique low relief carving
civilization Chavín culture
surface form: Chavín civilization
continent South America
country Peru
culture Chavín culture
discoveredBy Julio C. Tello
surface form: archaeologist Julio C. Tello
estimatedDate circa 900–500 BCE
feature clawed hands
feature complex interlocking motifs
feature contorted body wrapping around the stone
feature upturned fanged mouth
function central religious icon
function cult center axis
function oracular monument
function ritual focus
height approximately 4.5 meters
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Chavín (Archaeological Site)
iconography anthropomorphic figure
iconography fanged deity
iconography feline features
iconography serpent motifs
iconography staff deity
instanceOf archaeological artifact
instanceOf cult image
instanceOf religious sculpture
instanceOf stone monolith
locatedIn Ancash Region
locatedIn Chavín de Huántar
locatedIn Peru
locationWithinSite Chavín de Huántar
surface form: Old Temple of Chavín de Huántar
locationWithinSite central cruciform gallery
material granite
material stone
orientation embedded in the floor and ceiling
period Early Horizon
position upright
religion Chavín culture
surface form: Chavín religion
shape tapered column
significance key monument for understanding Chavín religion
significance one of the most important pre-Columbian sculptures in the Andes
symbolism axis mundi
symbolism mediator between upper and lower worlds
symbolism power and authority of Chavín priesthood

As object (2)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Lanzón monolith".

Chavín de Huántar hasArtifact
"Lanzón monolith"
↳ resolves to the Lanzón monolith
surface form: Chavín de Huántar