Aztec sun stone - Wikipedia
The 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
2013年9月4日 · The Sun Stone is a carved basalt disk that represents the five suns of Aztec mythology and the date 1427 CE. It was a symbol of rulership and a possible sacrificial altar for the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican cultures.
The Aztec Calendar Stone: Dedicated to the Aztec Sun God
2019年2月5日 · 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 the Aztec creation myth.
The Aztec Sun Stone
Learn about the Aztec Sun Stone, a massive carving of basalt that depicts the sun god Tonatiuh and the five eras of Aztec history. Discover how the stone also shows the Aztec solar and sacred calendars and the rituals of human sacrifice.
Decoding the Sun Stone — Google Arts & Culture
The 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 it's...
The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) (Aztec) - Smarthistory
Learn about the Sun Stone, a monumental stone sculpture that depicts the Aztec creation story and a future prophecy. Discover its meaning, symbolism, and significance in Aztec culture and history.
Secrets of the Sunstone: Part One — Google Arts & Culture
The iconographic elements that decorate the Sun Stone are distributed in concentric circles. The first ring around the center contains 20 symbols with represent the days in the Aztec month,...
Digs & Discoveries - Sun Storm - Sun Storm - Archaeology …
Aztec stone (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images) A massive disk of intricately carved stone looms over a gallery in Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. The stone has...
Secrets of the Sunstone: Part Three — Google Arts & Culture
The iconographic elements that decorate the Sun Stone are distributed in concentric circles. The first ring around the center contains 20 symbols with represent the days in the Aztec month,...
The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone), Aztec - World History …
2016年6月14日 · 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...