Chavín

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Chavin carved stone head

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Chavin carved stone head

Chavin carved stone head

Chavin carved stone head; in the Museum of the Nation, Lima.

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hammered gold crown

hammered gold crown

Hammered gold crown from Chongyape (Peru), Chavín era, 900–500 bce;...

Courtesy of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, New York

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