Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Aztec Calendar Stone: Sun Lore’s Photographic Plate
A great circular stone is filled with concentric rings of carved figures, glyphs and repeated compartments. A central face anchors the surrounding pattern. The source captions the object the Aztec Calendar Stone and acknowledges Mrs J. R. Creelman. The reproduction appears in Sun Lore of All Ages, presenting the densely organised surface as a visual subject in its own right.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Aztec Calendar Stone: Sun Lore’s Photographic Plate" [editorial title]. In Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship, William Tyler Olcott. 1914 edition, 1914, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Source scan leaf 371. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0370
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- Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship
- The Aztec Calendar Stone
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Illustrator not identified. The Aztec Calendar Stone: Sun Lore’s Photographic Plate. Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship. Scan leaf 371. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0370