The Dragon Stone

This is the symbol of Cipactli or Cipactli-Caiman. This version is from the book 'Researches Concerning the Institutions and Monuments of the Ancient Inhabitants of America' by Alexander von Humboldt and translated by Helen Maria Williams (Volume II, 1814). It is a redrawing of the symbol in the Codex Borgio. Cipactli appears in the first part of the codex (the tonalamatl) as one of the signs of the days.

Picture courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov

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