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Alchemical Caput Mortuum

Alchemical Caput Mortuum

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A historical alchemical sigil for a substance, metal or operation.

About this symbol

Meaning: Death's head — the worthless residue of distillation.
Culture / origin: European & Arabic alchemy
Era: Medieval to early-modern (c. 8th–18th century)
Historical context: Alchemists used a shared sign-language for substances and processes for centuries before modern chemical notation.

Historical scientific notation in the public domain.

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alchemysubstanceesotericchemistry

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