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MISCELLANEOUS 
[upper floor. 
fish-gig from the South Sea islands. Also a canoe, with 
its paddles, from Behring’s Straits. Presented by Capt . 
Beechey , R.N. 
The whole of the contents of the Cases 7 and 8, and 
the spears over them, were collected by Capt. P. P. King, 
in his late voyage, and presented by him to the British 
Museum. 
Case 9- Shelves 1 and 2. Vessels in various forms, 
from tombs of the aboriginal Peruvians. Chieflyfromtlie 
Sloane and Tovoneley Collections . 
Shelves 3, 4, 5. Various objects, chiefly collected in 
Mexico, and purchased, at the sale of the Mexican Mu¬ 
seum belonging to Mr. Bullock; they consist of small 
statues formed of various stones, and of rude workman¬ 
ship a mask of stone; two statues and five fragments 
of terracotta, found on the mountains of Tezeossingo, the 
pyramids of St. Taun de Toetiutican; an adze; a heart- 
shaped ornament of serpentine, with engraved characters 
resembling hieroglyphics; two vases of alabaster, one with 
the head and arms of a monkey sculptured on it, the other 
with the head, tail, and wings of a cock; a small terra¬ 
cotta statue of a sitting figure, similar to an Egyptian 
sphynx ; a head of a boy in basalt; a small vase-shaped 
statue; an Azteek mirror, made of a large plate of obsidian, 
polished on both sides; a large double bottle of black 
earthenware, one of the bottles with the head of a dog, 
the other with that of a bird; a small earthen vessel in 
the form of a dog ; several knives formed of obsidian, with 
two of the larger pieces from which they have been split; 
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 *. 
* There are some other Mexican sculptures at present in the Ante 
Room, next the Elgin Marbles, which are too heavy to be exhibited 
here. 
