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Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns)

Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns)

Aztec (Mexica) Tenochtitlan, Mexico
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Date
1503
Medium
Basalt
Dimensions
55.9 × 66 × 22.9 cm (22 × 26 × 9 in.)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Major Acquisitions Fund
Subjects
architecture history coronations animals record of events Hieroglyphs Mexico Aztecs mythology kingship rulers (people) goddesses