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Aztec sun stone is unveiled

1510 CE · Mexico, North America · Culture

Aztec sun stone is unveiled
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The Aztec sun stone is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Mexica sculpture. It measures 3. 6 metres (12 ft) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and weighs 24,590 kg (54,210 lb).

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