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Aztec Sun Stone Replica
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Replica of Aztec
original that
currently resides in
the National Museum
of Anthropology in
Mexico city.
The "Piedra de los
Solas" was carved in
1479 in the Aztec
city of
Tenochtitlan. The
stone is 12' in
diameter, 4' thick
and weighs 24.5
tons. It was placed
atop the main temple
in the central
ceremonial district,
where it stayed until
the Spaniards buried
it during their
conquest. Lost for
250 years, it was
rediscovered during
repair work in Mexico
City's main square in
1790.
At the center of the
stone is the god
Tonatiuh, the fifth
sun and ruler of the
present era.
Surrounding him are
the previous four
suns and how they
ended: wild animals,
wind, fire and
floods. The next
outward circle
contains the glyphs
representing the
twenty days of the
Aztec month. The
eight triangles
placed along the
cardinal points of
the compass
represent light
beams. The outer ring
of the stone consists
of two flaming
serpents facing each
other at the bottom.
At the top of the
stone is the glyph 13
Acatl, or 1479, the
year the stone was
finished.
The Aztecs believed
they were living in
the fifth and final
sun, and the sun
stone gave an account
of the beginning and
final ending of their
world, prompting some
to describe it as
a "doomsday calendar".
Hand colored cast
stone wall sculpture
18" diameter 10 lbs.
Ready to hang.
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Product Details:
NAME: Aztec Sun Stone Replica
TYPE: Reproduction
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