#contour rivalry

[carmeltheslimy]

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[thefaehomunculus]

This is a picture of the image that has been carved into the Raimondi Stela, a seven foot granite pillar located at the ruins of Chavin de Huantar in Peru. The image utilizes contour rivalry, which is an artistic technique in which a picture represents multiple images when rotated in different ways. The left image is shown when the stela is positioned right side up, and the image on the right is shown when the stela is turned upside down. The Raimondi Stela was carved by the mysterious Chavin culture, a pre-Hispanic Andean culture in Peru that predated even the Incans, and is believed to have been carved some time around 1500 BC. There is no known evidence of a written language used by the Chavin, and archaeologists are still puzzled by the intended meaning of the Raimondi Stela and other imagery that have been found at Chavin de Huantar. However, the artistry and images that the Chavin utilized in their iconography was so influential that it can be found in the artistry of many Andean cultures that came after the Chavin, such as the Incan and the Wari.