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 3 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 3 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. 
