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(■ERTATN ANTIQUITIES OF EASTERN MEXICO fETii. 



the Debesii collection mentioned above and represented in accompany- 

 ing tig'ure 4!>. This o))ject has an oval form and bears at one pole an 

 indentation or notch on the outer margin. The exterior surface is 

 not decorated with figures ))ut is ridged, imparting an angular form 



to a cross section. The notch at the upper pole suggests the connect- 

 ing bar that unites the two arms of certain yokes, forming the closed 

 variety, which will be considered presently. Another specimen now 

 at the hacienda San Bruno, near Jalapa, shows a transition form 



