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title: Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone
author: Bomba Rosa
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6452/tonatiuh-calendar-stone/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone
_Authored by Bomba Rosa_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6452.jpg)
## Image Caption
The [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) [Sun Stone](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sun_Stone/) (also known as the [Calendar Stone](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sun_Stone/)) is a representation of the five eras of the sun from Aztec [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/). Some scholars consider the central face to be that of [Tonatiuh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/), the sun [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/), while others maintain it is the night sun Yohualtecuhtli or [Tlaltecuhtli](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tlaltecuhtli/). The stone was part of the architectural complex of the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) Mayor of Tenochtitlán and dates to c. 1427 CE. The basalt stone measures 3.58 metres in diameter, is 98 centimetres thick and weighs 25 tons. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rosa, B. (2017, March 24). Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rosa, Bomba. "Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2017. .
### MLA
Rosa, Bomba. "Tonatiuh, Calendar Stone." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Mar 2017, .
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