The Aztec Sun Stone
WEBThe 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.
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]
Aztec Art - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 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 …
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.
Mexican Aztec Suns - Painted Paper Art
WEBStep by step full-color photo tutorial for the Mexican Suns Art lesson. Information about Aztec Suns and the land of Mexico. Vocabulary. Supplies needed for project. Learning objectives. Student gallery. These lessons are great for ages 6-10 but any age student can create using these directions.
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 it's...
Huitzilopochtli | Aztec God of War & Sun Worship | Britannica
WEBHuitzilopochtli, 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.”
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 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.
Secrets of the Sunstone: Part One — Google Arts & Culture
WEBThe 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, which...