Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ribes a similar vessel, in SELER] ANTIQUITIES OF GUATEMALA 109 the third volume of the Afiales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, whichwas found when digging- the foundation for a new building in PuertoProgreso, near Merida {a^ figure 25). These pieces seem to have beencarried far to the north. In the Strebel collection is found the curiousspecimen (J, hgure which comes from the region of Atotonilco andQuimistlan, and also belongs to this class of vessels. Several facejars with bearded faces were found in Yucatan. Maudslay c
Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; . ribes a similar vessel, in SELER] ANTIQUITIES OF GUATEMALA 109 the third volume of the Afiales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, whichwas found when digging- the foundation for a new building in PuertoProgreso, near Merida {a^ figure 25). These pieces seem to have beencarried far to the north. In the Strebel collection is found the curiousspecimen (J, hgure which comes from the region of Atotonilco andQuimistlan, and also belongs to this class of vessels. Several facejars with bearded faces were found in Yucatan. Maudslay copies asimilar glazed one from Copan. Entirely similar fragments of appar-ently glazed vessels were found in the excavations made by MrStrebel at Zoncuautla in the district of Coatepec of the state of VeraCruz. I have hitherto been unable to determine what kind of glazeis on these vessels, as rare and beautiful pieces were always concernedwhich could not be sacrificed to chemical investigation. However,there is hope that Mr Holmes, of Chicago, who at present is making a.
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