ARTICLES. 
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ROOM I.] 
an incense burner in the form of an owl; a bust of a fe¬ 
male sculptured in lava, with a turretted head-dress, hav¬ 
ing some resemblance to the Isis of the Egyptians ; ano¬ 
ther of a priest with a mitre-shaped cap decorated with 
jewels and a feather, and with long pendant ear-rings; the 
greater part of the body is covered by a large snake, its 
head being on the right side of the figure ; the eyes of this 
bust were probably supplied by jewels; a statue of an Az- 
teek princess in a sitting posture ; her feet are bent under 
her, and her hands rest upon her knees; a small serpent 
idol, probably one of the Penates, or household gods *. 
Case 10. Shelf 1. Cloth which enveloped the dead 
bodies of ancient Peruvians; cups, a harpoon, sling, fish¬ 
ing-line, fishes’ eyes, basket, and Indian corn; from the 
tombs of children of the ancient Peruvians. The globular 
vessels were placed, with Indian corn, under the breasts 
of the dead bodies. Presented by the Rev. W. V. Hennah , 
1828. 
Shelves 3 and 4. Three mortars, silver images, and 
vessels; from the tombs of aboriginal Peruvians in the 
island of Titicaca. Collected by J. Pentland, Esq., and 
presented by the Right Hon. the Earl Dudley. Five 
earthen images, from tombs in Vera Cruz. Presented by 
G. A. Princep, Esq., 1821. 
Shelf 2. Seven vessels from tombs of aboriginal Peru¬ 
vians of maritime provinces on the coast of the Pacific. 
One vase from Tiaquauco. Presented by the Earl Dudley, 
from Mr. Pentland’s Collection. 
Shelf 5. Stone basin, ornamented with serpents; a 
smaller basin ornamented in the angles, at the outside, by 
four animals ; a small vessel in the form of a Llama: from 
the Temple of the Sun at Cusco. Presented by the Earl 
Dudley, from Mr. Pentland's Collection. A vessel in the 
form of a human figure. From the Sloane Collection, 
No. 404. 
The remaining Cases contain articles from the west 
coast of North America and the South Seas, chiefly pre¬ 
sented by Sir Joseph Banks, Captain James Cook , R.N ., 
and Archibald Menzies, Esq. Many of them are figured 
in Captain Cook’s Voyages. 
* There are some other Mexican sculptures at present in the Ante 
Room, next the Elgin Marbles, which are too heavy to be exhibited 
here. 
