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of Mexico and central America; some terminate in the heads of birds 
and animals,and have this part movable; others have singular, pro¬ 
bably hieroglyphical, devices; among these are two very interesting 
patterns, of a red and orange colour, exactly like the Greek egg and 
tongue and wave ornament. In one of these vases is a fragment of 
gold leaf, found with it; all the work of the Aztecs or Toltecs, and 
excavated by Captain Evan Nepean, R.N.,&t Sacrificios. 
Cases 29, 30. Shelf 1. Larger vases, some wfith three hollow feet, 
with earthen balls, rattling like cascabels, others flat and on a stand, 
apparently for cooking or holding viands. Excavated at Sacrificios, 
by Captain Evan Nepean , R.N. Shelf 2. Bone objects, some pins, 
ornamented with hieroglyphical devices, perhaps used to thrust 
through the tongue and limbs, which was called the sacrifice of these 
parts by the natives; shells; tusks of the peccary; knives and 
arrow heads, made of obsidian or volcanic .glass; objects resem¬ 
bling stamps, but perhaps let in as ornaments of buildings, vrith 
hieroglyphical devices; large series of conical perforated objects, or¬ 
namented with native devices, apparently used as buttons or studs; 
cascabels of bronze, one with a native head on it, also w T orn on the dress 
in religious rites. All from the island of Sacrificios, and excavated by 
Captain Evan Nepean , R.N. Two skulls found in this island have 
been transferred to the Zoological department ; most of these objects 
vrere found below the alluvial soil of which the island is constituted. 
Cases 31—34. Mexico. —Terracotta figures and vessels found on 
the site of the City of Mexico during the year 1849. From the Col¬ 
lection of Mr. C. B. Young. 
Case 35. S. America. — Shelf 1. A dried body of a female, 
with necklace round the neck, from New Granada. Presented by 
W. Turner , Esq., H. M. Envoy to Colombia. Shelf 2. Dried body 
or mummy, surrounded by its cotton cloth or wrappers, some orna¬ 
mented with native patterns, from a cave near Gachansipa, in the can¬ 
ton of Leiva, about 29 miles from Bogota, New Granada, presented 
by R. Bunch, Esq., of H. M. Legation; and a head found with 
it. Mummy of a child from Arica, in Peru. Presented by Lord 
Colchester. Cloth which enveloped the dead body of the ancient 
Peruvians; cups, a harpoon, sling, fishing line, fishes’ eyes, basket, 
and Indian corn from the tombs of the children of the ancient Peru¬ 
vians ; the globular vessels were placed with the Indian corn under the 
breasts of the dead bodies. Presented by the Rev. W. V. Hennah. 
Three mortars, silver images of a divinity, and of Lama, from the tombs 
of the aboriginal inhabitants of the lake Titicaca. Three gold figures 
and a plate of gold with a human figure beaten up, from S. America. 
Collected by J. Pentland, Esq., and presented by the Earl Dudley. 
Silver masks and earrings, from the huacas or ancient cemeteries^at 
Cacamaca, in the district of Pura, on the coast of Peru ; bronze chisel, 
found at Truxillo. Presented by N. R. Brassey, Esq. 
Cases 36, 37. S. America. —Shelf 1. Vessels of black ware, from 
the cemeteries of Peru; some double, and producing the sound of a 
whistle when blown into, others modelled to represent the human shape, 
and various animals. Shelf 2. Vases of red ware of various shapes, 
many ornamented with native patterns, others modelled to represent the 
human form, apes, &c. The most remarkable of these are a vase mo- 
