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Description: Coronation stone of Moctezuma II ("Stone of the Five Suns"), top...

TitleCoronation stone of Moctezuma II ("Stone of the Five Suns"), top view

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1503

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBasalt

Dimensions22 x 26 x 9 in. (55.9 x 66 x 22.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75644

Accession number1990.21

SubjectsAztec cosmologyCalendar artCoronations

StatusObject from Tenochtitlan, Mexico

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Pre-Columbian Images of Time

Anthony F. Aveni

The Ancient Americas: Art from Sacred Landscapes

What is time? Saint Augustine answered, in effect: if you do not ask me, I know what it is; it is only when I am asked to express it in words that I have a problem. Ideas about time, modes of reckoning it, ways of using it—these form one sphere among a universe of beliefs and customs viewed through the distinctive cultural lenses of diverse indigenous peoples. These ideas differed greatly from the temporal notions held by the Europeans who came to these shores half a millennium ago. The …

Author

Anthony F. Aveni

PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

Related print edition pages: pp.49-59

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00118.007

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14432&redirecttoanchor=12471

Chapter subject tags:Art, Ancient AmericanIndigenous peoples--North AmericaIndigenous peoples--South AmericaCalendars, Ancient AmericanMaya architectureTeotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico)Cuzco (Peru)--HistoryRites and ceremonies, Ancient AmericanCosmology, Ancient American

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