The Aztec Sun Stone (or Calendar Stone) depicts the five consecutive worlds of the sun from Aztec mythology.
The original stone was discovered in December 1790 CE in the central plaza of Mexico city and now resides in the National Museum of Anthropology in that city
The richly carved basalt stone was once a part of the architectural complex of the Temple Mayor and measures 3.58 metres in diameter, is 98 centimetres thick, and weighs 25 tons.
