. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Natural history; Natural history -- New York (State); Science; Science -- New York (State). vations on a < 'olleetion of iature copy 6f the Large bmfrveHtf found by Mr. Stephens in an inner chamber of one of the rained structures of Palenque , |-'i. ibont one-third of ihelength of the-carved chalchi- buit], measuring from the top, it is drilled through from edge to edge, the hole being a little less than two-tenths of an inch in ? diameter; the drilling having been made from each side to the iv. where the two drillings run one into the
. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. Natural history; Natural history -- New York (State); Science; Science -- New York (State). vations on a < 'olleetion of iature copy 6f the Large bmfrveHtf found by Mr. Stephens in an inner chamber of one of the rained structures of Palenque , |-'i. ibont one-third of ihelength of the-carved chalchi- buit], measuring from the top, it is drilled through from edge to edge, the hole being a little less than two-tenths of an inch in ? diameter; the drilling having been made from each side to the iv. where the two drillings run one into the other, with a slightly diminished bore. The purpose of this Beems to have to Buspend the object from the neck or other pari of the - Mi ; but the hack edges of the plate are also pierced diagonally, aa if to afford means of fastening it to cloth or other material, without those means Bhowing in front. Fig. 4.—The next relic in importance is of a similar hut. 11 ohibnltl t i wo-thlrdi k tn&l more opaque material, which, were it not for a strip of clear quartz on one edge, might be mistaken for enamel. It is a Bemi-disk in Bhape, four and a half inches in length by two and tenths in greatest width. It Bhows a human face in full front, Burmonnted by a kind of heraldic shield, and sur- ronnded by a profusion of feather ornaments, with huge ? / and other ornament! below the chin. It, too, is I near its tipper i longitudinally from side to side. hack that it v. ,sn from a solid block of the nan srial, both from above and below, until, the cutting. 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 Lyceum of Natural History (New York, N. Y. ). New York
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