Supernatural Creatures in Ancient Chavín Art

The pectoral, made by Chavín artists (800-500 BCE) from Peru, is a gold ornament with bird heads, part of the Chavín style.

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An orange-red ceramic vessel in the shape of an abstract figure with wide- Single Spout Vessel with Molded Abstract Figure, 1000–1476

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Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological and cultural site in the Andean highlands of Peru. Once thought to be the birthplace of an ancient “mother culture,”

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The archaeological site of Chavin gave its name to the culture that developed between 1500 and 300 B.C. in this high valley of the Peruvian Andes.

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Also known as the Lanzón Stela, the Chavin Sculpture is a 15ft high object that was discovered in the Chavín de Huántar archaeological site in Peru.

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Eagles are also commonly seen throughout Chavín art. There are three important artifacts which are the major examples of Chavín art. These artifacts are the ...

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Chavín art includes gold objects like eagles with fangs/claws, serpent-fur creatures, and half-human/beast figures, often used for adornment ...

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Artifact 1 is a Chavín blackware stirrup-spout jar from the Northern highlands of Peru, dating to 950-700 B.C., depicting a crocodilian head. It is coil-built ...

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