. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 444 ENGRAVINGS OF GROTTO LA MOUTHE. be, have only a single head. The latter is fine and would seem to be rather that of one of the Cervidfe, were it not for the two horns which surmount the forehead and which are recurved ijto nearl}' a com- plete circle, the two points being separated by only 3i centimeters. Between the two horns are seen a sort of ear—the right ear—but badly inserted. The two front legs are certainh' those of a bovid. As
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 444 ENGRAVINGS OF GROTTO LA MOUTHE. be, have only a single head. The latter is fine and would seem to be rather that of one of the Cervidfe, were it not for the two horns which surmount the forehead and which are recurved ijto nearl}' a com- plete circle, the two points being separated by only 3i centimeters. Between the two horns are seen a sort of ear—the right ear—but badly inserted. The two front legs are certainh' those of a bovid. As to the hind limbs, they, as well as the rump, appear to belong to a second animal surmounting the first, and of which we can perceive no more than the dorso-cervical line which curves back in front, simulating a head. The bovid, properly so called, is drawn in left profile, while the bison is seen from the right, and upon the flank are a few marks,. Fig. 4. some parallel and others intercrossing, which descend to the ventral line. By its intricacies this figure offers great analogies with the drawings engraved on bone or reindeer horn, which are found in the Magdalenian hearths. I ought to add that, above this double figure, we still see two engraved lines joining each other below in such a manner as to resem- ble the leg of another animal whose picture has been commenced on the same panel. (3) The engraving of the reindeer (fig. 3) is one of the most beau- tiful known. It measures meters in length. The head of the animal is very well executed, I should say even in a remarkable manner; consequently it is among the more easily recognizable. It. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum;
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