— 305 — 



publisli leproductions of sucli specimens as boloiiji to <mr roción, Cvspe- 

 cially now tliat oiir exploréis are befiiniiin^ to be more systeiiiati(- aii<l 

 careñil iii tbeir exeavatious and the (les('iii)tioiis of tlieir linds. 



To finish Avitli 1 sliall only uientioii a eoiiple of illustrations refeiriii.ü- 

 to a veiy curious vase foimd in tlie district of Pikíiao '. 11 is a fine spe- 

 cimen in eveiy sense : black design on a red ocre slip, witli ii double 

 headed bird in one medallion and a double lieaded serpent or dragón in 

 the otlier, eacli of these enclosed in a very symmetrical Greek cross. 

 There are several vases of this form in our colleetions, and tliey are 

 evidently related to tlie Peruvian water jars figured by Oiites in his 

 monograph on the Calchaquí pottery - : see figures OS and 09. The fact 

 that Peruvian water jars of this type are found broadcast over all this 

 región is reason vSufficient to suppose that the na ti ve potters tried to 

 iiuitate them. The last cuts were added by Professor Outes to shew the 

 use of the little knob which is peculiar to all the Peruvian vases of this 

 type. See fig. 70, page 306. 



La Plata Museum, october 1908. 



' Obtaiued by D'" F. P. Moreuo and added to the coUection which he presented to 

 the Museum. Pilciao lies 12 miles south of Andalgalá. 



* Some very fine specimens of this form of vase come from Oalingasta in the Pro- 

 vince of San Juan, one of which has been added to the Moreno collection. 



