Stone of the Five Eras
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The Stone of the Five Eras is a monumental Aztec carved disk, often mistakenly called the Aztec calendar, that symbolically depicts the cosmos and successive eras of creation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stone of the Five Eras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2514317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stone of the Five Eras Context triple: [Piedra del Sol, alsoKnownAs, Stone of the Five Eras]
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A.
Stone of Hope
The Stone of Hope is the central granite sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his legacy emerging from struggle and adversity.
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B.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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C.
The Ages
"The Ages" is a reflective poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the progression of human history and the moral development of civilization.
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D.
The Seven
The Seven is a legendary group of immortal beings often depicted as powerful, enigmatic figures central to various mythic or fictional narratives.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stone of the Five Eras Target entity description: The Stone of the Five Eras is a monumental Aztec carved disk, often mistakenly called the Aztec calendar, that symbolically depicts the cosmos and successive eras of creation.
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A.
Stone of Hope
The Stone of Hope is the central granite sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his legacy emerging from struggle and adversity.
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B.
Panel of the Wise
The Panel of the Wise is a consultative body of eminent African personalities that advises and supports the African Union in conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts across the continent.
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C.
The Ages
"The Ages" is a reflective poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the progression of human history and the moral development of civilization.
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D.
The Seven
The Seven is a legendary group of immortal beings often depicted as powerful, enigmatic figures central to various mythic or fictional narratives.
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E.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec monumental sculpture
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Mesoamerican ritual object ⓘ carved stone disk ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Piedra del Sol
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surface form:
Aztec calendar stone
Piedra del Sol ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Tonatiuh ⓘ |
| civilization | Mexica ⓘ |
| collection |
National Museum of Anthropology
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surface form:
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
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| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| creatorCulture |
Mexica
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surface form:
Tenochca Mexica
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| culture |
Aztec culture
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surface form:
Aztec civilization
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| depicts |
Aztec cosmos
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five suns ⓘ successive eras of creation ⓘ |
| function |
cosmological representation
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ritual symbol ⓘ |
| iconography |
cardinal directions
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central solar face ⓘ day signs ⓘ glyphs of previous eras ⓘ serpents ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mexico City ⓘ |
| material | basalt ⓘ |
| misconception | often mistakenly called a calendar ⓘ |
| period | Late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec mythology
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surface form:
Aztec religion
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| shape | circular disk ⓘ |
| significance |
emblematic monument of Aztec art
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key source for Aztec cosmology ⓘ |
| subject |
eras of creation
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relationship between gods and time ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic renewal
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cyclical time ⓘ destruction and recreation of the world ⓘ |
| useContext | ceremonial ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Aztec pictographic glyphs ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stone of the Five Eras Description of subject: The Stone of the Five Eras is a monumental Aztec carved disk, often mistakenly called the Aztec calendar, that symbolically depicts the cosmos and successive eras of creation.
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