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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | Mexican
| | Title: | Aztec Calendar Stone (replica)
| | Date Made: | 19th century replica; after an original of the early 16th-century
| | Type: | Sculpture
| | Materials: | Incised marble
| | Place Made: | North America; Mexico
| | Measurements: | Overall: 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 39.37 cm
| | Accession Number: | MH 1907.1.I(c).SVII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Emily H. Beckwith (Class of 1882)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Round stone carved with characters representing divisions of time. The original (12 feet in diameter) is now housed in the National Museum of Mexico. Regarded as a votive offering to the sun, it also bears the name "Stone of the Sun."
Tags:
indigenous people; calendars; writing Subjects:
Indigenous peoples; Writing Link to share this object record:
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