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]
Aztec Art - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 6, 2014 · The Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone (despite the fact that it is not a functioning calendar), must be the most recognisable art object produced by any of the great civilizations of Mesoamerica. Discovered in the 18th century near the cathedral of Mexico City, the stone was carved c. 1427 and shows a solar disk which presents ...
The Aztec Sun Stone
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.
Sun Stone - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 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 Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) (Aztec) - Smarthistory
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)
Mexican Aztec Suns - Painted Paper Art
This mixed media project uses painted paper, oil pastels, tempera paints and painted paper scraps to create an adorable sun inspired by the clay suns sold at many marketplaces in Mexico. Supplies you will need:
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 Aztec Sun Stone: Symbolism and Purpose
The Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Calendar Stone, stands as a monumental testament to the advanced astronomical knowledge and artistic sophistication of one of Mesoamerica's most notable civilizations—the Aztecs.
Huitzilopochtli | Aztec God of War & Sun Worship | Britannica
Huitzilopochtli, Aztec sun and war god, one of the two principal deities of Aztec religion, often represented in art as either a hummingbird or an eagle. Huitzilopochtli’s name is a cognate of the Nahuatl words huitzilin, “hummingbird,” and opochtli, “left.”
Aztec Sun Stone (Illustration) - World History Encyclopedia
Sep 4, 2013 · The Aztec Sun Stone (also known as the Calendar Stone) is a representation of the five eras of the sun from Aztec mythology. The stone was part of the architectural complex of the Temple Mayor of Tenochtitlán and dates to c. 1427 CE.