. Certain antiquities of eastern Mexico. ostidentical with the other inform and size, lies on theground near the idol, butthis stone shows no evidenceof having been carved on itsend, although such carvingmay exist on the under side,the object being too heavyto be turned over. Stone Idols Near Xico There are in the neighbor-hood of Xico several stoneswith carved idols upon themthat may be mentioned in thisconnection. Among theseare two that bear upon theirsurfaces figures of animalscut in high relief, evidentlyreverenced by the ancient inhabitants of that region. One of these (figures 47,48) is
. Certain antiquities of eastern Mexico. ostidentical with the other inform and size, lies on theground near the idol, butthis stone shows no evidenceof having been carved on itsend, although such carvingmay exist on the under side,the object being too heavyto be turned over. Stone Idols Near Xico There are in the neighbor-hood of Xico several stoneswith carved idols upon themthat may be mentioned in thisconnection. Among theseare two that bear upon theirsurfaces figures of animalscut in high relief, evidentlyreverenced by the ancient inhabitants of that region. One of these (figures 47,48) is sculpturedon a bowlder in the middle of a cornfield near the railroad, a few hun-dred feet beyond the station at Xico. It represents an animal withhuman head, the limbs extended as if grasping the rock on whichit is cut. (Plate cviii.) The other stone (plate cvii) is found on a hillside near the stationFuente, a short distance from Xico. The figure on this rock is a gigan-tic serpent represented as crawling out of a spring. This figure.
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