Plate XXXIV. (a) The Gold Work of the Ancient Mexicans 
excited the Wonder of the Spanish Conquerors. Comparatively 
few examples, however, have come down to us; (b) Many Ornaments 
of Gold are found in the Graves of Costa Rica and Panama. The 
Keith Collection contains a very fine series of these pieces illustrating 
all the forms as well as the technical processes. 
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