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Aztec sign of building, and aj)])ears to be an imitation of 

 the Egyptian style. This and the serpent above, and the 

 Sun-rays below, seem to indicate a conquered tribe, 

 which, although subject to the Inca rule, still maintained 

 and reverenced an older custom. 



No. 8. Vase found in digging a water course near to 

 La Troya, in the Province of Catamarca. It must have 

 marked the site of an ancient tomb. — It has the same 

 form and type as Nos. 2 and 3, but it is of ruder manu- 

 facture. The signs are difficult to read, but the presence 

 of the face of a god or important personage on each side 

 is sufficient to lead to the inference that an Egyptian type 

 is indicated. 



No. 9. Vase found in an Indian grave in the Province 

 of Catamarca. — It is of the same type as No. 3, and 

 seems to have belonged to a common family, who did not 

 apparently much admire or advance the worship of the 

 Sun, the signs of which are hardly more than straight 

 lines. 



No. 10. Vase found in an excavation in the Province 

 of Catamarca. A blow from the pick broke it to pieces, 

 one of which was lost. It can, however, be restored. — 

 This is clearly of the character of No. 2, but the markings 

 are better defined and finer. The entire absence of 

 symbols of Sun worshij) confirms the idea that it belonged 

 to a race prior to the time of the Incas. 



No. II. \^ase found in an excavation in the Province 

 of Catamarca, the neck part being broken. — It has the 

 same form as No. 3, but is more m.odern, and is clearly 

 of the Inca period. 



No. 12. Water-bottle found in an excavation near 

 Finogasta, in the Province of Catamarca. — It is well 

 formed and must have belonged to a superior tribe, but as 

 the sign of Sun worship upon it is not elaborate, the 



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