Stone of Five Suns

Stone of Five Suns

In this piece, it looks as it was carved from stone. The overall piece kind of looks as if it could be used as compass. The face in the center looks as if it could represent something important. The carvings of the piece are extremely detailed. It's like each carving in the piece has some sort of meaning behind it.

This piece was created at Teotihuacan. The story behind this piece involves two gods sacrificing their bodies to create new material for the world. One god arose to the Pyramid of the Sun, while the other God arose to the Pyramid of the moon. Then they both went in  bonfire. In the end they both became the sun and the moon. To repay the Gods, humankind had to provide human sacrifices in order to keep the fifth sun. Not only is this piece called the Stone of Five Suns. It's also called the Aztec Calendar Stone. The piece is made from stone, hence it is in the name of the work. There is really no actual author named for this piece, but it was created by the Azetcs.