. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . The first of these faces appears twice in the initial date of the Palenqne steps—theonly place where it occurs. As the face seems to be a death one, and thereforesupposably intended to represent 10, the knotted head-dress must mean only 5,instead of the triple knot indicating 15. Yet, after all, this may not be the case,as the face is identical with that bearing the ahau sign, in a Tikal inscription, wherethe combination signifies but 5. It may be, therefore, that this parti
. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . The first of these faces appears twice in the initial date of the Palenqne steps—theonly place where it occurs. As the face seems to be a death one, and thereforesupposably intended to represent 10, the knotted head-dress must mean only 5,instead of the triple knot indicating 15. Yet, after all, this may not be the case,as the face is identical with that bearing the ahau sign, in a Tikal inscription, wherethe combination signifies but 5. It may be, therefore, that this particular face hasno value in itself, but is merely a vehicle to bring the accompanying sign into the faceseries ; in which event, in this instance, 15 would be indicated by the triple characterof the knot. The second glyph is from Chichen Itza, where it occurs many times, butin no relation where its value can be determined. It is, however, so manifestly a signfor 15 that I have not hesitated to place it here. FACE SIGN FOR All the signs for this number are a combination of the 6 and 10 faces. In somecases the declarative 10-sign—the bar between two dots—appears on the cheek, inaddition; but the symbol occurs more frequently without it. THE PACE NUMEKALS. 51 FACE SIGN FOR 17.
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