ANTIQUITIES FROM NICARAGUA. 



Oil 



Benin, and succeeded in transporting - it down to the lake shore, across 

 the lake and over the mountains to the Pacific coast, where I placed 

 it in charge of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. 



The idol is now in the National Museum at Washington, and forms 

 the subject of the following illustration : 



Front and .side view of stone figure from Onietepe. (Sizc= ,',,.) 



The figure is that of a man seated. It is about life size, but the legs 

 are small in proportion to the body. The head is large and is sur- 

 mounted by the head of some animal. The arms are separated from 

 the body at the elbows and hang straight down. 



The following are some of the measurements: Height of figure with- 

 out base, 1 feet 3 inches ; height of figure and base, 5 feet 9 inches ; 



