Vintage Aztec Calendar Pendant diamond Cool mid century serpent bangle

Cool mid century serpent bangle dating from the 1950s

the mount has been carved with flower details over a textured

during the latter half of the 19th century

It opens to reveal two oval locket compartments

Dating from the late Victorian period

Vintage Aztec Calendar Pendant diamond Cool mid century serpent bangleThe Aztec calendar, like the Mayan calendar on which it was based, was organised around two cyclical patterns: a 365 day 'civil' cycle and a 260 day 'ritual' cycle. From the Encyclopedia Britannica: "The ritual cycle, or tonalpohualli, contained two smaller cycles, an ordered sequence of 20 named days and a sequence of days numbered from 1 to 13. The 13 day cycle was particularly important for religious observance, and each of the 20 numbered cycles