Description:
Round stone carved with characters representing divisions of time. The original (12 feet in diameter) is now housed in the National Museum of Mexico. Regarded as a votive offering to the sun, it also bears the name "Stone of the Sun."

Tags:
indigenous people; calendars; writing

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