3.05 CTS DOUBLET AZTECA CALENDAR DESIGN [MS3153]

 Total Weight  3.05 cts app

Size of  large stone 11 x 9 mm app

Size of small ones 4.7 x 2.8 mm app.

As with all our stock you may return it for a full refund if not pleased.

The Aztec calendar is the calendar system that was used by the Aztecs as well as other pre-coloumbian peoples of central Mexico . It is one of the Mesoamerican  calenders , sharing the basic structure of calendars from throughout ancient mesoameica .

The calendar consisted of a 365-day calendar cycle called  xiuhpohaulli(year count) and a 260-day ritual cycle called tonalpohualli (day count). These two cycles together formed a 52-year "century," sometimes called the  calender round .The xiuhpohualli is considered to be the agricultural calendar, since it is based on the sun, and the tonalpohualli is considered to be the sacred calendar.

The Aztec calender has 19 symbols around the sun but we have only included 8.The ancient Aztecs used to mine and carve leopard opal which is found in there area-we have some on offer at our sister site "volcanic opals."