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in it, hot water pouied upon it, and the tea sucked through 

 a small tube. The class of instrument is still in common 

 use, and is sometimes made of gold and silver. 



No. 41. Vase found in an excavation in the village of 

 Belen, (Province of C'atamarca). — It was used for the 

 same purpose as No. 40, hut it is double and has the 

 letters D.F.C. engraved U])on it. Its date cannot be 

 fixed, but it is not so old as No. 40. 



No. 42. V^ase found in an excavation in the village of 

 Belen, (Province of Catamarca). — This has been glazed, 

 and is comparatively modern. Its date cannot be fixed. 



No. 43. An antique lamp, obtained from a grave at 

 La Troya, (Province of Catamarca). — It has the face of an 

 animal with the tail broken off. Probably it is an imitation 

 of a land-tortoise. It is difficult to fix the date. It is not 

 of the Inca period, but whether before or after is not 

 clear. 



No. 44. Part of a large vase, perfect when extracted 

 from the excavation, but broken into many pieces by 

 accident. From Fiambala, in the Province of Catamarca. — 

 It has a well-defined face, probably of an Egyptian god in 

 the act of crying for some departed favourite. It is of 

 the time of the ist or 2nd Inca. 



No. 45. Part of the same vase as No. 44. 



No. 46. Part of the same vase as No. 44. — The 

 largest part saved of this beautiful vase. 



No. 47. Vase obtained from La Troya. — Date and use 

 unknown. 



No. 48. Drinking cup obtained from the town of El 

 Fuerte de Andalgala, (Province of Catamarca). — This 

 drinking cup is much more ancient than any of the objects 

 hitherto described in this catalogue. The characters 

 engraved upon it are curious, and appear to differ one 



