INDIAN ANTIQUITIES. 127 



(TrauBlation by an English oflScer in the Brazilian army.) 



Antiquities of Peru. 



This collection of Peruvian antiquities belonged to Brigadier General Don Antonio Maria de 

 Alvares, superior political chief and general commandant of the province of Cuzco: 



Terra cotta: 



1. A pitcher which represents the head of the celebrated cacique, Euminhauy. Of the class 



of ancient portrait vases it is supposed to be the only one extant. 



2. Another in the form of a tiger's head. 



3. A bottle, with snakes painted on it — very vivid colors. 



4. A pitcher, of the capacity of a quart. 



5. A bottle painted with bright color and varnish, and black paintings or designs. 



6. A vase with handles, and ornamental designs nearly obliterated. 



7. Ditto, flat bottom, decorated with the figures of two Indian females, stems of flowers, and 



butterflies. 



8. Ditto, with two low handles and conical bottom. An Indian's face is moulded on the upper 



part. 



9. Another of a similar character. 



10. Ditto, ditto. 



11. Ditto, ditto. 



12. A pot of a black-green color and conical bottom. 



13. A smaller pot, flat bottomed. 



14. A small water-pot, with painted stripes of difierent colors. 



15. Ditto, with high handle. 



16. Two ditto of a whitish tint. 



17. One ditto, a little smaller. 



18. Small dishes or plates, with figures of flowers and ducks. 



19. A deep plate, with the handle in the form of a heron. 



20. A plate of a violet color, with the head of a bird for the handle. 



21. Another, of a similar character. 



22. Another, nearly the same. 



23. Another, ditto. 



24. A plate with yellow wreath, and a bird's bill and head for a handle. 



25. Ditto, ditto. 



26. Ditto, nearly flat. 



27. Ditto, ditto. 



28. Ditto, small, smooth, and flat. 



29. Two small plates, with ornamental designs preserved in form and colors. They were found 



in a liuaca in an ancient dwelling near Saint Sebastian, one league from Cuzco, in the 

 year 1820. 



30. Two small plates, one with a bird's head handle : each divided into two white-painted quar- 



ters, and two red, and in each (quarter) is painted a fly. 



31. A disc, with a neck similar to the cover of a pot. 



32. A llama of wood, black, with gold eyes. 



33. A whistle, in the form of a heart. 



34. Ditto, resembling a vase. 



35. Ditto, resembling a pipkin. 



36. A wheel, with teeth of , or pusca. 



37. A small plate, with the handle in the form of a bird's head. 



