Piedra del Sol
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Piedra del Sol is a monumental Aztec basalt sculpture, often called the Aztec Sun Stone, renowned for its intricate calendrical and cosmological carvings.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Aztec sculpture
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Mesoamerican monument → archaeological artifact → monolithic sculpture → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aztec Sun Stone
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Stone of the Five Eras → |
| artStyle |
Aztec monumental art
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| associatedRuler |
Moctezuma II
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| city |
Mexico City
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| civilization |
Mexica
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| country |
Mexico
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| culture |
Aztec civilization
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| dateOfCreation |
circa 1502–1521
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early 16th century → |
| dateOfDiscovery |
1790
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| depicts |
Four previous cosmic eras
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Tonatiuh → Xiuhcoatl (fire serpents) → |
| diameter |
about 3.6 meters
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| discoveredDuring |
repaving of Mexico City’s main square in 1790
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| featuredOn |
Mexican currency (historical issues)
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| function |
calendrical reference
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cosmological representation → ritual and symbolic monument → |
| height |
about 3.6 meters in diameter
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| heritage |
Mexican national symbol
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| iconography |
20 day signs of the Aztec calendar
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central face often identified as Tonatiuh → four previous suns (eras) around central face → solar rays and fire serpents → |
| influenced |
modern Mexican national identity
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| inscriptionType |
calendrical symbols
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| location |
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
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| material |
basalt
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| museumCollection |
National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)
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| originalLocation |
Templo Mayor precinct, Tenochtitlan
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| period |
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
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| placeOfDiscovery |
Plaza Mayor, Mexico City
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Zócalo, Mexico City → |
| region |
Central Mexico
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| religion |
Aztec religion
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| subjectOf |
extensive archaeological research
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iconographic and calendrical debates → |
| theme |
cosmology
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sun worship → time and calendar → |
| thickness |
about 1.2 meters
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| weight |
about 24 metric tons
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| writingSystem |
Aztec pictographic symbols
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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National Museum of Anthropology
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National Museum of Anthropology ("Aztec calendar stone") → |
hasPart |
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Piedra del Sol
("Aztec Sun Stone")
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alsoKnownAs |
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National Museum of Anthropology
("Aztec calendar stone")
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notableWork |