xihuitl (Mdz40r)

This iconographic example shows a turquoise stone. It is upright, with curling elements on the exterior (classically associated with stones or rocks), and wavy lines running diagonally across its middle. The stone is also painted the color of its name. Note, too, how this stone is standing upright, not the usual horizontal. Perhaps the artist was thinking of some of the symbols for year [also called xihuittl).