Aztec sun stone - Wikipedia
WEBThe Aztec sun stone (Spanish: Piedra del Sol) is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Mexica sculpture. [1]
Sun Stone - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 4, 2013 · The Aztec Sun Stone (or Calendar Stone) depicts the five consecutive worlds of the sun from Aztec mythology. The stone is not, therefore, in any sense a functioning calendar, but rather it is an elaborately carved solar disk, which for the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican cultures represented rulership.
The Aztec Sun Stone
WEBThe Aztec Sun Stone History, Size, and Material. The Aztec Sun Stone was carved in 1479 and was dedicated to the sun god. After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521, the stone was buried in the Zocalo at the main square of the present-day Mexico City.
Decoding the Sun Stone — Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe Sun Stone, or Piedra del Sol, is a representation of the Aztec concept of time, its cyclical nature, and the relationship between the gods and humans. In one sense it's a...
The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) (Aztec) - Smarthistory
WEBThe Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone), Aztec, reign of Moctezuma II (1502–20), discovered in 1790 at the southeastern edge of the Plaza Mayor (Zocalo) in Mexico City, stone (unfinished), 358 cm diameter x 98 cm depth (Museo Nacional de Antropología)
The Aztec Calendar Stone - Not a Calendar After All - ThoughtCo
WEBFeb 5, 2019 · The Aztec Calendar Stone, better known in the archaeological literature as the Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol in Spanish), is an enormous basalt disk covered with hieroglyphic carvings of calendar signs and other images referring to …
Aztec Stone of the Sun | AMNH
WEBCarved from a single piece of porphyry, the Sun Stone weighs more than 20 tons. The most famous of Aztec monuments, the Sun Stone is commonly known as the Calendar Stone. All of its symbols relate to the Sun and highlight the Sun's role in Aztec belief and religion.
Aztec calendar | Mesoamerican, Tonalpohualli & Sun Stone
WEBThe face of the Aztec sun god, Tonatiuh, appears at the centre of the stone, surrounded by four square panels honouring previous incarnations of the deity that represent the four previous ages of the world.
The Mysterious Aztec Sun Stone Explained - Grunge
WEBOct 16, 2020 · The Aztec Sun Stone — also known as the Calendar Stone or, in Spanish, the Piedra del Sol — is a 25-ton basalt stone monument carved in bas relief. The Ancient History Encyclopedia tells us it's a whopping 12 …
The most famous Aztec artwork: The Sun Stone or “Calendar Stone”
WEBApr 17, 2024 · The Sun Stone was originally sculpted in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and was rediscovered in 1790 at the edge of the Zócalo (or Plaza Mayor) in Mexico City. This massive rock reveals the Aztecs' understanding of the universe or their cosmic beliefs.