A huge Chavin Stone Platter, Early Horizon Period, ca. 900 – 500 BCE Gemstones Hellenistic Period

Hellenistic Period

likely serving both ceremonial and ornamental purposes

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A huge Chavin Stone Platter, Early Horizon Period, ca. 900 – 500 BCE Gemstones Hellenistic PeriodAn exceptionally large ceremonial platter hand carved from dense grey basalt. Circular in form with a shallow concave interior and finely tapered edges, the piece demonstrates the technical mastery of Chavn stoneworkers who shaped and polished extremely hard volcanic rock using simple abrasives. Its monumental size and restrained design suggest a ritual rather than domestic function, possibly for offerings, libations, or the preparation of sacred