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Bennett Monolith
The Bennett Monolith is the largest complete stone sculpture of the Tiwanaku civilization, a sandstone figure excavated in 1932 and named for archaeologist Wendell C. Bennett.
Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun (Puerta del Sol) is a monolithic carved stone gateway at the Tiwanaku archaeological site in Bolivia, carved from a single 10-ton block of andesite.
Gold Mask of the Lord of Sipán
The Gold Mask of the Lord of Sipán is a gold funerary face covering from the tomb of a Moche ruler at Huaca Rajada, Peru, excavated intact in 1987.
Lanzón
The Lanzón, Spanish for "great lance," is a 4.5-meter granite monolith carved with a fanged deity, the largest sculpture of Peru's Chavín culture, still in its original position.
Moche portrait vessels
Moche portrait vessels, or huacos retrato, are ceramic vessels shaped as human heads, made by the Moche culture of Peru's north coast between about AD 100 and 800.
Muisca raft
The Muisca raft (Balsa muisca) is a cast gold votive figure of a chieftain and ten figures on a raft, found in 1969 near Pasca, Colombia.
Pachacamac Idol
The Pachacamac Idol (Ídolo de Pachacamac) is a carved wooden post from the Pachacamac sanctuary in Peru, found in 1938 and held at the Pachacamac Site Museum.
Raimondi Stela
The Raimondi Stela (Estela Raimondi) is a carved granite slab from Peru's Chavín culture, showing the fanged Staff God, famed for reading differently upside down.
Tello Obelisk
The Tello Obelisk is a carved granite monolith of the Chavín culture of ancient Peru, found at Chavín de Huántar and named for the archaeologist Julio C. Tello.