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determined from the fraoinent, as the f i-ont of botli jaws is broken off. 

 Behind the angles of th(^ jaw a human ear, with a square ear plate, is 

 indicated, which often occurs in animal figures, especially in such as 

 tigure in mythology. In the small collection of antiquities which Mi' 



Fig. 17. Pottery fragments from Guatemala. 



Dieseldorff broug'ht over some years ago and which at present js kept 

 at his house in Hamburg- is found the handle of an incense spoon, with 

 an animal head at the end, which corresponds almost exactly to our <: 

 tigure IT, and which is complete. I have taken pains to make a draw- 

 ing of this object from a few small photographs which I possess «»f 



