The Sun Stone, a massive Mexica artifact, symbolizes their beliefs about the world’s cycles of creation and destruction. Likely ceremonial rather than a true calendar, it was found in 1790 in Mexico City. Over 11 feet wide and weighing 25 tons, its original location is uncertain but possibly the Temple of the Sun. Artist Michael Angulo spent six months recreating its complex details, using modern colors to highlight elements that may have once been vividly decorated, reflecting the importance of color in Mexica culture.