Aztec Calendar - Sun Stone - full relief wood carving

Description

This is a full 3d relief carving of the famous Aztec Calendar or Sunstone - one of our most complicated carvings so far.
It is done in plywood, colored with stains, and finished with transparent varnish.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 28 inch
Thickens: 27 to 40 mm plywood/beech wood
COLOR AND SIZE VARIATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
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The Aztec sun stone (Spanish: Piedra del Sol) is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City and is perhaps the most famous work of Aztec sculpture. Its complex design and intricate glyphic language are the product of a sophisticated culture.It measures 358 centimetres (141 in) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and weighs 24,590 kg (54,210 lb). Shortly after the Spanish conquest, the monolithic sculpture was buried in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City. It was rediscovered on 17 December 1790 during repairs on the Mexico City Cathedral. Following its rediscovery, the sunstone was mounted on an exterior wall of the cathedral, where it remained until 1885. Early scholars initially thought that the stone was carved in the 1470s, though modern research suggests that it was carved sometime between 1502 and 1521.