the Lanzón monolith

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archaeological artifact cult image religious sculpture stone monolith

The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lanzón monolith	5
the Lanzón monolith canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T658469 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the Lanzón monolith
Context triple: [Chavín culture, knownFor, the Lanzón monolith]

A. Piedra del Sol
Piedra del Sol is a monumental Aztec basalt sculpture, often called the Aztec Sun Stone, renowned for its intricate calendrical and cosmological carvings.
B. Monolith of Tlaloc
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.
C. Teotihuacan Hall
Teotihuacan Hall is a major exhibition space dedicated to the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, showcasing its artifacts, architecture, and cultural history.
D. Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
E. Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of enormous ancient geoglyphs etched into the desert plains of southern Peru, depicting animals, plants, and geometric shapes whose purpose remains a subject of debate.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: the Lanzón monolith
Target entity description: The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.

A. Piedra del Sol
Piedra del Sol is a monumental Aztec basalt sculpture, often called the Aztec Sun Stone, renowned for its intricate calendrical and cosmological carvings.
B. Monolith of Tlaloc
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.
C. Teotihuacan Hall
Teotihuacan Hall is a major exhibition space dedicated to the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, showcasing its artifacts, architecture, and cultural history.
D. Unfinished Obelisk
The Unfinished Obelisk is an enormous, partially carved ancient Egyptian obelisk still lying in its original granite quarry, offering insight into Pharaonic stone-working techniques and construction methods.
E. Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of enormous ancient geoglyphs etched into the desert plains of southern Peru, depicting animals, plants, and geometric shapes whose purpose remains a subject of debate.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological artifact ⓘ cult image ⓘ religious sculpture ⓘ stone monolith ⓘ
artStyle	Andean iconography ⓘ Chavín style ⓘ
associatedDeityType	agricultural fertility deity ⓘ weather and water deity ⓘ
associatedWith	Andean religious tradition ⓘ Chavín de Huántar temple complex ⓘ linked to: Chavín de Huántar
carvingTechnique	incised lines ⓘ low relief carving ⓘ
civilization	Chavín civilization ⓘ linked to: Chavín culture
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culture	Chavín culture ⓘ
discoveredBy	archaeologist Julio C. Tello ⓘ linked to: Julio C. Tello
estimatedDate	circa 900–500 BCE ⓘ
feature	clawed hands ⓘ complex interlocking motifs ⓘ contorted body wrapping around the stone ⓘ upturned fanged mouth ⓘ
function	central religious icon ⓘ cult center axis ⓘ oracular monument ⓘ ritual focus ⓘ
height	approximately 4.5 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Chavín (Archaeological Site) ⓘ
iconography	anthropomorphic figure ⓘ fanged deity ⓘ feline features ⓘ serpent motifs ⓘ staff deity ⓘ
locatedIn	Ancash Region ⓘ Chavín de Huántar ⓘ Peru ⓘ
locationWithinSite	Old Temple of Chavín de Huántar ⓘ linked to: Chavín de Huántar central cruciform gallery ⓘ
material	granite ⓘ stone ⓘ
orientation	embedded in the floor and ceiling ⓘ
period	Early Horizon ⓘ
position	upright ⓘ
religion	Chavín religion ⓘ linked to: Chavín culture
shape	tapered column ⓘ
significance	key monument for understanding Chavín religion ⓘ one of the most important pre-Columbian sculptures in the Andes ⓘ
symbolism	axis mundi ⓘ mediator between upper and lower worlds ⓘ power and authority of Chavín priesthood ⓘ

How these facts were elicited