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    The Stone of Tizoc, Tizoc Stone or Sacrificial Stone is a large, round, carved Aztec stone. Because of a shallow, round depression carved in the center...
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    English as Tizoc, was the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. His name means, "He who makes sacrifices" or "He who does penance." Either Tizoc or his successor...
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    stones built for ritual combat and sacrifice. Matos Moctezuma has proposed that the Aztec Sun Stone might also be one of these. The Stone of Tizoc's upward-facing...
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    descriptions of additional sculptures (like the Stone of Tizoc), edited by Carlos Maria Bustamante, published in 1832. There have been a couple of facsimile...
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    Huitzilopochtli on Coatepec. Aztec sun stone Stone of Motecuhzoma I Stone of Tizoc Templo Mayor Huitzilopochtli Coatepec Panquetzaliztli Centzon Huitnahuas...
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    Tizoc is mostly known as the namesake of the Stone of Tizoc a monumental sculpture (Nahuatl temalacatl), decorated with a representation of Tizoc's conquests...
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    already-known Stone of Tizoc and Calendar Stone for its large size and circular shape. Originally, the stone lay in front of the Temple of Tezcatlipoca...
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    artifacts from Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage, such as the Stone of the Sun (or the Aztec calendar stone) and the Aztec Xochipilli statue. The museum (along...
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  • VanEssendelft, Willem (May 2011). The word made stone: deciphering and mapping the glyphs of the Tizoc stone (PDF). Harvard Special Collection: DingoFence...
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    "calendar stone" (described as "Montezuma's watch"), the statue of Coatlicue (called "Teoyamiqui"), the Stone of Tizoc, and an unidentified statue of a giant...
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