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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Aztec Calendar Stone Reproduction
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Aztec Calendar Stone Reproduction

Artifact IDMO 1941.5.12
Object Type Calendar
Maker
Dateca. 20th century
Mediumstone
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7 3/8 in x D 2 in (5.1 cm x 18.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, stone reproduction of the center disc of the round, 16th century Aztec Calendar Stone, or Sun Stone.
Historical NoteVice President-elect Henry A. Wallace traveled to Mexico in December 1940 at the request of President Roosevelt. He brought back this reproduction of the Aztec Calendar Stone (also known as the Sun Stone) and presented it to FDR. The original stone, housed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, is a massive stone object devoted to the sun god, Tonatiuh.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 15, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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