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There arc no decided Inca markings upon this basin, but 

 it is of su])erior workmanshij), and made from a composi- 

 tion which may be called stone-ware. It is highly 

 probable that it is one of the oldest in the collection. It 

 is also a curious circumstance that it has the same form 

 as the drinking cups of the Assyrians, carvings of which 

 may be seen in that section of the British Museum. 



No. 19. Lamp found in a grave in the Province of 

 Catamarca. — It is very ancient and may date from the 

 period of the 1st Inca, the Sun-rays being marked. 



No. 20. Lamp found in a grave in the Province of 

 Catamarca. — It is poorer in quality than No. 19, and 

 without characters. It is difficult to assign its date. 



No. 21. Lamp found in a grave in the Province of 

 Catamarca. — The date of this lamp cannot be determined. 



No. 22. Drinking cup. — It has the faces of Egyptian 

 gods marked upon it, and may date from a period much 

 anterior to the time of the Incas. 



No. 23. Lamp found in an Indian grave in the 

 Province of Catamarca. — This object has the parts of a 

 small Armadillo marked upon it, but its age is not clear. 



No. 24. Drinking cup found m the grave of an Indian 

 family in the Province of Catamarca. — It is made of stone- 

 ware. The Sun w^orship signs are numerous ; the age is 

 that of the Inca period. 



No. 25. Paint-pot found in the Province of Cata- 

 marca. — It is made of stone-ware, of the time of the 

 Incas. 



No. 26. Common paint-pot. — Composition stone-ware, 

 date uncertain. 



No. 27. Small paint-bottle found in a grave near Fino- 

 gasta, (Province of Catamarca). — It is made of stone- 

 ware, and has the form of a beak in front, but its character 

 and age are lost. 



