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Description The bottom left quarter of page 53 of the Codex Borgia, depicting the deity Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli piercing a woman with a spear or arrow. Meanwhile, a turtle runs away. (This was one of several enigmatic drawings Cecilia and Eduard Seler had to ponder upon in their study, between their dangerous and exhausting travels and excavation campaigns.)
Date 16 th century
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source FAMSI ( [1] )
Author Unknown author Unknown author

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