. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . The characters (for I believe there will be found to be two nearly distinct faces)for this number occur in no position in the inscriptions where as yet I am ableto definitely establish their value, but I think it is safely deducible from othercircumstances. Akbal is the day representing 7, therefore the face with thatsign is intelligible enough ; but the one with the circle around the eye is not socomprehensible—though the trace of a similar circle can be detected on one of
. Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . The characters (for I believe there will be found to be two nearly distinct faces)for this number occur in no position in the inscriptions where as yet I am ableto definitely establish their value, but I think it is safely deducible from othercircumstances. Akbal is the day representing 7, therefore the face with thatsign is intelligible enough ; but the one with the circle around the eye is not socomprehensible—though the trace of a similar circle can be detected on one of thefaces with the akbal sign. The circled face occurs, however, on Stela E, at Copan, ina connection that shows it must stand for 2, 7, 12, or 17. As a survey of thecomplete list of face numerals will prove it to be unlikely that it is 17, 12, or 2, thereremains only the conclusion that it must be 7. 46 THE AECHAIC MAYA INSCEIPTIONS. FACE SIGN FOR The lobed ear ornament projecting on the cheek appears to be the only constantcharacteristic of this face; but it will be seen later on that the forehead ornament ofthe first two faces is also a distinguishing feature of the face numeral for S. FACE SIGN FOR 9.
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