42 COPAX. 



If I am right in my suggestion the likeness in the arrangement of the calendar to 

 the numeral twenty would suggest a numeration in scores, which is in accordance with 

 what is stated by the early Spanish writers *. 



In a northerly direction (between A and B, Plate I.) lies another Stela, broken off 

 just above the feet of the principal figure which faces the east. The feet and sandals 

 are well carved and in fair preservation, but the remainder of the monument has 

 suffered much from fire and was not worth copying. 



Near to this fallen monument is an altar figured in Stephens's ' Central America ' 

 (vol. i. p. 157), and which can be seen in the distance in Plate XXIX. A twisted 

 rope ornament encircles it, and curved grooves are cut on the top and sides. 



Stela B. (Plates XXXIII. to XXXIX., see also a and 6, Plate IV.) 

 [Compare Stephens's ' Central America,' vol. i. p. 156.] 



Approximate height 11 feet 9 inches. Average breadth 3 feet 6 inches. 



This monument (B, Plate I.) stands almost in the centre of the northern half of the 

 Great Plaza, and faces the east. The lower portion of the carving has been destroyed 

 by fire, and the whole of the front of the monument which is carved in high relief has 

 suffered considerable damage. 



The principal figure on the front of this Stela has much the appearance of a Chinaman. 

 The face is bearded and has what appears to be a moustache joined into a curious 

 ornament which hangs over the centre of the breastplate. The ears are furnished 

 with pendants as well as with the usual ornaments through the centre of the lobe. 

 The panel of the breastplate is ornamented with two of the symbols usually found 

 on the girdle. On the apron is an exaggerated face without a lower jaw, which takes 

 the place of the circles and bars found on Stela A. (Compare Plate XXIV., f.) 



The head-dress bears a strong resemblance to a turban ; lying over it are some 

 feathers and scroll-work, of which the attachments cannot properly be made out. 



Above the turban is a complicated ornament made up of two small human figures 

 seated on the front of a grotesque face without a lower jaw. This face is shown 

 amongst a series of such faces on Plate XXIV., m. The great curved teeth are, how- 

 ever, common to this head, and to the heads which bear some resemblance to those of 

 elephants occupying the top corners of the Stela. 



* ' El modo de contar de I03 Indios es de cinco en cinco, y de quatro cincos hazen veinte.' Landa, Kelaeicm. 



