The Aztec Sun Stone is a basalt disc about 3.6 m across, carved in Tenochtitlan in the early 1500s. It was buried after the Spanish conquest and rediscovered in Mexico City’s main square in 1790. It is now in the National Museum of Anthropology. Its central face is usually identified as the sun god Tonatiuh, surrounded by the symbols of the four earlier world ages and the twenty day signs of the Aztec calendar. It has become one of the best-known symbols of Mexico.
Castings, Coins
KM-1017 Aztec Sun Stone Medallion with Rope Frame
$24.25
Large gold overlay casting medallion showing a detailed Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol), set in a twisted-rope frame with bail. The central face, the four-part ‘Nahui Ollin’ design and the ring of twenty day signs are visible.
