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	$74.00 Category: Pre-Columbian Art Size: 17"H (43cm) Item Type: wall plaque Material: bonded stone Weight (lbs): 12 lbs, ship wt: 15 lbs, ship box: 21x21x9 Stock Status: In Stock Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Business Days Product Code: P-001S

Description   Antropological 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.   Features Category: Pre-Columbian Reproductions Description: Aztec Solar Calender Wall Relief - Large Item: P-001S Size: 17"H (43cm) Wall plaque. Casting stone, ready to hang. Related Products... Maya Vision Serpent Wall Relief - Small Toltec Atlantean warrior Aztec Solar Calender Wall Relief - Small Feathered Serpent Head Quetzalcoaltl Wall Relief   $25.00 Add   $56.00 Add   $38.00 Add   $42.00 Add Olmec colossal head Maya tablet of the foliated tree of life Maya Calendar Wall Relief King Chan-Bahlun relief   $66.00 Add   $68.00 Add   $38.00 Add   $39.00 Add

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