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Statue known as Lazon de Chavin in the ancient temple of Chavin de Huantar in Peru #344102916
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Statue known as Lazon de Chavin in the ancient temple of Chavin de Huantar in Peru,The ChavÃn lance, or simply âEl Lanzónâ, is a sacred monolith or wanka, belonging to the ChavÃn culture of ancient Peru (around 1000 BC). It is carved in irregular granite, 4.54 m high, and remains in its original location, in a section of an interior gallery of the Old Temple of ChavÃn, called the âGalerÃa del Lanzónâ.âLanzónâ because it has the shape of a gigantic projectile point, whose ends are solidly embedded in the floor and ceiling of the gallery.arqueological site,culture