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a laiice-hoad from the grotto of la Chaise, (Charente,) belonging to M. BonrgeoiS; 

 on which are carved two reindeer. 



Cave tiger. — The central line of this case is occupied, beginning at the left, 

 by a fragment of a staff of ofiice, from Bruniquel, (M. Brun,) on which is neatly 

 carved a large tiger. Its head is rendered perfectly, and comparing it with a 

 fine cranium found in this case, fronting the spectator, travee 4, one easily recog- 

 nizes it as that extinct species which the people of Bruniquel intend'ed to repre- 

 sent. 



3Ian. — Above these objects are placed some representations relating to man. 

 The principal one consists only of a fragment of an official staif, from Madeline, 

 (MM. Lartet and Christy,) on which is engraved a small human figure of a thin 

 and elongated shape, placed between two horse's heads, followed by a serpent, or 

 a fish resembling an eel. 



Next stands a small statuette in ivory, from Langerie-Basse, which has been 

 designated by its owner, M. de Vibra3'e, as an obscene idol. It is a female fig- 

 m'e, thin and elongated, the sexual parts l)eing very large, and the posteriors also 

 prominent. The head and feet are wanting, having been broken ofl" in ancient 

 times ; the arms never existed. A little on one side may be seen a piece of a 

 lance-head from Madeline^, (MM. Lartet and Christy,) on which are carved in 

 bas relief, one after the other, a row of hands, so shaped as to exhibit but four 

 fingers. SI. Lartet has called attention to the fact that certain savage tribes 

 still represent the hand in this manner, omitting the thumb. 



The ajie. — Adjoining tliese human effigies is a small plate of bone from Bru- 

 niquel, (M. Peccadeau de I'Isle,) on which is carved the head of an animal 

 closel}^ resembling that of an ape. No fossil bones of this animal have as yet, 

 however, been discovered. 



TJw great bear. — At the end of the central line, right side, is a schistose peb- 

 ble, having on a fiat surface a sketch of a great cave bear. This design, dis- 

 covered in the grotto of Massai (Ariege) by M. Garrigou, can only bo seen with 

 difficulty. At the time of its discovery the depressed tracings were partly filled 

 by incrustations which served to render it more plainly visible, but having passed 

 through numerous hands, by which means the sinface was more or less rubbed^ 

 these incrustations have at length nearly disappeared, rendering the sketch but 

 feebly visil)le. 



Stag. — Next to the pebble of JMassai comes a piece of stag-horn from Made- 

 line, (MM. Lartet and Christy,) on which is carved an ordinary stag. 



The aurochs. — In one of the corners are grouped difierent representations of 

 this bull. Among others a head carved on a reindeer horn, being the lower end 

 of a baton of office, from Langerie-Basse, belonging to M. de Yibraye. Other 

 heads carved in the same material or on bone exhibit handsome types of bulls, 

 which should be refeiTcd to the aurochs. One is particularly remarkable, from 

 Langerie-Basse, and belonging to M. de Vibraye. From Eyzies, also, (j\I]\I. 

 Lartet and Christy,) there is a j'Oung bull carved with great perfection. 



Horses. — In another corner the representations of horses are grouped together. 

 On a stafi' of office of reindeer horn from Madeline, (MM. Lartet and Christy,) 

 may be viewed a carving of three horses in a manner perfectly characteristic of 

 the animal. 



A very singular implement, made of reindeer horn, from Langerie-Basse, 

 (MM. Lartet and Christ}',) which is armed at one end with a harpoon carrying 

 a barb, shows very near to this latter appendage a finely carved horse's head. 

 The ears are carefully elaborated — a little long. If we connect this fact with 

 what is shown in the carving of a head in this third travee, the ears of which 

 resemble those of an ass, we will be led to believe that at that epoch there existed 

 a race of long-eared horses. 



There is yet to be noticed a number of different animals scattered through this 

 case, but more particularly grouped in the fourth corner, viz : 



The icild goat. — Representations of these animals are brought from Madeline 



