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It is very old, l)ul its age cannot l)c (letci'mined with exacti- 

 tude. Pri)lial)ly it is older than the jjottery descrihed 

 in this catalogue. i'he figure is carved in the attitude 

 of adoration. 



No. 57. Pestle ohtaim-d iVom a native or half-Indian 

 at Anillaeo, near the old Indian village now in ruins at 

 La Troya, in the Province oi" Clatamarca. — It has two 

 faces of an Indian god carved on it, without arms. It 

 appears to he of an Egyptian type. It is of the same age 

 and was used for the same purpose as No. 56. It was 

 obtained with great difficulty, and at last the Indian 

 remarked, "Who knows that I shall not lose my good 

 luck if I i)art with this object ? " 



No. 58. Hatchet obtained from the same neighbour- 

 hood as No. 57. — It has been so much worn by use that 

 it is difficult to determine whether it originally had the 

 face of a god upon it or not. 



No. 59. An Indian god or effigy carved in slate. It is 

 perfect in form, but the feet are broken off. It is clearly 

 of an Egyptian type, and must have belonged to a race 

 long before the time of the Incas. It seems to carry 

 evidence that the memory of the form of things which 

 existed in their mother country was preserved. — A history 

 of this image was communicated, and it was searched for 

 for several days and was ultimately found hidden under 

 the pillow of an Indian girl. 



No. 60. Face and arms of a small Indian god or effigy 

 of the same type and age as No. 56. It has been much 

 worn by use. — Obtained from a small village called 

 Medianito, in the Province of Catamarca. 



No. 61. Face of an Indian god or effigy of the same 

 age, and obtained from Medianito, (Catamarca). 



No. 62. A beautifully formed stone hatchet, but little 

 used, of the same age as No. 56.— Obtained from Medi- 

 anito, (Catamarca). 



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