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Mexica: Aztec sun stone  wikidata:Q786806 reasonator:Q786806
Artist
English: Anonymous Mexica artist
Español: Artista mexica anónimo
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Title
English: Aztec Sun Stone
Español: Piedra del Sol
Object type sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Sculpture depicting the Mexica deity Tonatiuh
Español: Escultura que representa a la deidad mexica Tonatiuh
Date between circa 1250 and circa 1521
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1521-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium carving over basalt
Dimensions thickness: 120 cm (47.2 in); diameter: 360 cm (11.8 ft)
dimensions QS:P2610,120U174728
dimensions QS:P2386,360U174728
institution QS:P195,Q524249
Current location
Sala Mexica
Object location
19° 25′ 34″ N, 99° 11′ 15″ W Edit this at Structured Data on Commons Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Place of creation México-Tenochtitlan
Place of discovery
English: Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City
Español: Plaza de la Constitución, Ciudad de México
Object history Place of discovery: Mexico City. Date: 1791
Exhibition history
Español: Costado poniente de la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México (1791-1885)

Galería de Monolitos del Museo Nacional (1885-1964)

Museo Nacional de Antropología (1964 a la fecha)
English: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral (1791-1885)

Gallery of Monoliths of the National Museum (1885-1964)

National Museum of Anthropology (1964 a la fecha)
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Description

Ollin Tonatiuh

Español: Piedra del Sol – un disco monolítico de basalto con inscripciones alusivas a la cosmogonía mexica y los cultos solares en el Museo Nacional de Antropología de México.
Français : Pierre du Soleil – pierre aztèque en basalte d’un diamètre de 3,6 m pesant 24 tonnes découverte au Mexique à la fin du XVIIIe siècle.
Deutsch: „Stein der Sonne“ – eine monolithische Skulptur aus der Azteken-Zeit im Nationalmuseum für Anthropologie in Mexiko-Stadt.
Date 6 October 2005 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from fr.wikipedia
Author Original uploader was Ceridwen at fr.wikipedia
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 This image is in the public domain due to its age.
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