The Tello Obelisk
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Description: Photographs, description and discussion by James Q. Jacobs of this prehistoric carved granite monolith from Chavín de Huantár in Peru, with bibliography.
The Tello Obelisk, a Chavín de Huantár Sculpture The Tello Obelisk, a Chavín de Huantár Sculpture The Tello Obelisk, a Chavín de Huantár Sculpture The Tello Obelisk is a prismatic granite monolith from the archaeological site of Chavín de Huantár in north-central Peru. The Obelisk features one of the most complex stone carvings known in the Americas for its time. Chavín is situated at 3,150 m in the upper Monsa River drainage, between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Oriental, two of the three ranges in the Central Andes. Chavín is located on a pass to the Callejón de Huaylas, a high elevation valley between the Cordillera Blanca and the Cordillera Negra, the western range. Radiocarbon measurements indicate that construction of the initial phase of monumental architecture at Chavín, a U-shaped platform mound known as the Old Temple, began around 850 B.C. The U-shaped platform frames a 40 m plaza with, centered on the axis of the monument, a 21 m in diameter sunken circular court lined with cut stone blocks featuring low relief carvings. The Tello Obelisk was probably set in the center of this Old Temple sunken court. In this setting the surrounding lofty, snow-covered peaks of the Andes are visible towering above the monument.
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| Page title: | The Tello Obelisk, a Chavín de Huantár Sculpture |
| Keywords: | Tello Obelisk, granite, monolith, archaeological site, Chavin de Huantar, Peru, obelisk, stone carvings, Monsa River, Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Oriental, Central Andes, Callejon de Huaylas, Cordillera Negra, Old Temple, monument, sunken circular court, relief carvings, James Q. Jacobs, Chavin, Chavin culture, Chavin art, Chavin sculpture, obelisk, cayman |
| Description: | The Tello Obelisk is a prismatic granite monolith from the archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar in north-central Peru. |
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