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Aztec Solar Calender Sculpture Relief PLAQUE (3 sizes: 10" 13" and 17")
Item No. 1001S
Reproduction of Original from the Anthropological Museum, Mexico City. 1500 A.D.
The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical formulas according to which the whole universe was
organized and which governed the actions of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually two: the
Xiupohualli or the count of the days and the Tonalpohualli or the count of destiny. The calendar had to be
consulted through the priests before engaging in any activity whether it was farming, warfare, religion or
commerce. In addition to the count of the days, it also has astronomical data like the phases of the
moon and Venus and the years of Mercury and Mars. The calendar also mentions the four eras of
humanity known as "suns" before our own: all ended in cataclysm. The sun that is now ours, the fifth
one, Nahui Ollin ("four earthquake") is supposed to end by cataclysmic earthquakes. The Aztecs
attributed the invention of the calendar to the God Quetzalcoatl. The original calender weighs 25 tons
and has a diameter of eleven feet.
Made of cast marble.
Diameter 10"H (25cm) Diameter 13" Diameter 17"
$44.99 $54.99 $64.99
Item No. 1001S
Reproduction of Original from the Anthropological Museum, Mexico City. 1500 A.D.
The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical formulas according to which the whole universe was
organized and which governed the actions of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually two: the
Xiupohualli or the count of the days and the Tonalpohualli or the count of destiny. The calendar had to be
consulted through the priests before engaging in any activity whether it was farming, warfare, religion or
commerce. In addition to the count of the days, it also has astronomical data like the phases of the
moon and Venus and the years of Mercury and Mars. The calendar also mentions the four eras of
humanity known as "suns" before our own: all ended in cataclysm. The sun that is now ours, the fifth
one, Nahui Ollin ("four earthquake") is supposed to end by cataclysmic earthquakes. The Aztecs
attributed the invention of the calendar to the God Quetzalcoatl. The original calender weighs 25 tons
and has a diameter of eleven feet.
Made of cast marble.
Diameter 10"H (25cm) Diameter 13" Diameter 17"
$44.99 $54.99 $64.99
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