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of nostrils. The head is globular, standing- out in high relief abov^e 

 the basal region of the stone. There are indications of anterior legs 

 below the lower jaw; but, as in other speeiuiens of this type, there are 

 no posterior legs. This object has nothing resembling a reptilian head 

 or that of a bird; it can not be identified as a human effigy, and its 

 form is different from that of any known idol from the West Indies. 



In plate L, h, h' , are represented face and side views of an object 

 the natural affinities of which are evidently with the third type of 

 three-pointed stones. The homologues of the anterior and posterior 

 points, as well as of the base, of a three-pointed stone can be clearly 

 seen, but the whole of the conical projection is occupied by a rude 

 figure of a human head. This likeness is only a distant one, for the 

 nose is flattened, i-ecalling that of a bat, although the eyes, chin, 

 cheeks, and forehead strongly suggest a human face. An elaborate 

 band with intricate incised .superficial decorations extends over the 

 forehead, recalling the same feature in other carvings of the human 

 head by the Antilleans. This specimen att'ords an easy transition from 

 true three-pointed stones of the third type to stone heads, called masks, 

 of which the prehistoric Porto Ricans had numerous varieties. This 

 object is labeled Santo Domingo, and was purchased from Senor Zeno 

 Gandia in San Juan, P. R. It probably once belonged to the Gabinete 

 de Lectura of Ponce. 



SMOOTH STONES 



This type includes those specimens that are destitute of face, head, 

 or limbs, and without superficial ornamentation. To it belong some 

 of the smallest known specimens, one of which is bai'ely an inch in 

 length. None of the known specimens have posterior legs and one 

 only has anterior limbs on the conoid projection. The surface is gen- 

 erally smooth, sometimes showing traces of a varnish. One spjcimen 

 has the side opposite the face decorated with incised geo netrical 

 designs. In a former publication the author suggested this fourth 

 type to include such forms of three-pointed stones as are evidently 

 finished objects and yet destitute of carved effigies, human or animal, 

 upon their surfaces. 



The objects of this type are few in number. Two specimens are 

 well represented in plate l, <\ (L One characteristic feature can not 

 be passed without notice, as it seems to prove them identical in charac- 

 ter with decorated three-pointed stones, to which they closelv approx- 

 imate in form. The apex of the conical projection tips slightly 

 forward, or rather, when seen in profile, one side is more curved 

 than the other. 



This character is well brought out in the specimen figured as c. plate 

 L, representing a three-pointed stone of this fourth tj^pe. One of the 

 specimens in the author's collection, closelj' resembling c in form, is 

 not quite an inch in length. Specimen e does not pi'operly belong 



