Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stele is a sacred object and significant piece of art of the Chavín culture of the central Andes in present-day Peru. The Chavín were named after Chavín de Huantar, the main structure found in ruins at this archaeological site. The Chavín are believed to have occupied this space from 1500 BCE to 300 BCE, which places them in the Early Horizon period of Andean cultures. The Early Horizon came to rise after the spread and domination of Chavín art styles, namely the hanging pendant eye and anthropomorphism/zoomorphism of feline, serpent, and crocodilian creatures. The stele is 1.98…
- material
- stone
- held at
- National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
The journey
✕found at
Chavin de Huantar ➜ now in
National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru
Chavin de Huantar ➜ now in
National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru