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NATURAL SUNSTONE BRACELET FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN (8 MM)The Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec Calendar Stone, is an iconic artifact of Mesoamerican culture and a masterpiece of Aztec stone carving. Carved from a massive basalt stone, it measures approximately 12 feet in diameter, is around 3 feet thick, and weighs over 24 tons. It dates back to the late 15th century and is thought to have been created during the reign of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II.At its center, the stone features a large face, often believed to be the sun god Tonatiuh, representing both the deity and the force of the sun. Surrounding this central figure are four squares symbolizing the previous eras, or “suns,” that the world has undergone, according to Aztec cosmology. Further rings of intricate carvings depict symbols for days, celestial bodies, and mythological figures, creating a visual representation of the Aztec calendar, cosmology, and their beliefs about time, creation, and destruction.The stone's surface is filled with meticulous, symbolic details, capturing the dualistic Aztec worldview, which balanced concepts of life and death, creation and destruction. Although often referred to as a "calendar stone," the artifact was not used as a functional calendar but rather as a religious symbol and a piece that conveyed the complex structure of time in Aztec thought.