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tured monuments, shattered, fallen, and some of them 

 half bm'ied. Strange heads and bodies lay broken 

 and scattered, so that at first we did not discover 

 their connexion ; but, by examining carefully, we 

 found two fragments, which, from the shape of the 

 broken surfaces, seemed to be parts of one block, one 

 of them representing a huge head, and the other a 

 huger body. The latter we set up in its proper po- 

 sition, and with some difficulty, by means of poles, 

 and ropes which the Indians took from their san- 

 dals, we got the other part on the top, and fitted in 

 its place, as it had once stood. The following en- 

 graving represents this monument. It was a soUd 



block of stone, measuring four feet three inches high, 

 and one foot six inches thick, and represents a hu- 

 man figure in a crouching posture, with the face, 

 having a hideous expression, turned over the shoul- 

 der, almost behind. The headdress is a representa- 

 tion of the head of a wild beast, the ears, eyes, teeth, 

 and ja ws being easily distinguishable. The sculpture 

 is rude, and the whole appearance uncouth and ugly. 

 Probably it was one of the idols worshipped by the 

 people of this ancient city. 



There were others of the same general charac- 



