Lanzón

(noun)

A stone stela found in the Chavín de Huántar temple.

Related Terms

Examples of Lanzón in the following topics:

  • The Chavín Civilization

    • The Old Temple featured the Lanzón, which was housed in a central cruciform chamber in a labyrinth of underground passages.
    • The Lanzón functions as axis mundi, or a pivot point linking the heavens, earth, and underworld.
    • Shown here is the most important stela statue of the central deity of the Chavín, called the Lanzón.