The Chavín sandeel, or simply “El Lanzón”, is a monolith or sacred wanka, belonging to the Chavín culture of ancient Peru (around 1000 BC). It is sculpted in irregular granite, 4.54 m high, and remains in its original location, in a sector of an interior gallery of the Old Temple of Chavín, called “Galería del Lanzón”. It is called “Lanzón” because it has the shape of a gigantic projectile tip, whose ends are firmly embedded in the floor and ceiling of the gallery