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. It measures 3.6 metres (12 ft) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and weighs 24,590 kg (54,210 lb).
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. At the top of the stone is a date glyph (13 ...
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 calendar, but...
The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) (Aztec) - Smarthistory
WEBDec 6, 2023 · The 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) Terms and key concepts. Tonatiuh?
Aztec Stone of the Sun | AMNH
WEBThe 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. Carved from a single piece of porphyry, the Sun Stone weighs more than 20 tons.
The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone) (video) | Khan Academy
WEBThe Sun Stone, a famous artifact in Mexico's National Anthropology Museum, is a complex symbol of Aztec culture. It depicts the sun god, Tonatiuh, and tells the story of the cosmos' creation. The stone also prophesies the end of the world through earthquakes, reflecting Aztec beliefs about the cyclical nature of time.
The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone), Aztec - World History …
WEBJun 14, 2016 · The 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...
Secrets of Aztec the Sunstone: Part Two - Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe Inner Ring. Let's decode five symbols from the inner ring, and explore artifacts related to them. Players can collect these five objects in the second level of the Descent of the Serpent, the...
Secrets of the Sunstone: Part One — Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe first ring around the center contains 20 symbols with represent the days in the Aztec month, which formed a cycle of 260 days also called Tonalpohualli. The Inner Ring. Let's decode five...
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