. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] ANTIQUITIES OF GUATEMALA 109 the third volume of the Anales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, which was found when digging the foundation for a new building in Puerto Progreso, near Merida (a, figure 25). These pieces seem to have been carried far to the north. In the Strebel collection is found the curious specimen (5, figure 24), which comes from the region of Atotonilco and Quimistlan, and also belongs to this class of vessels. Several face jars with bearded faces were found in Yucatan. Maudslay copies a similar glazed one from Copan. Entirely similar fragments of
. Bulletin. Ethnology. seler] ANTIQUITIES OF GUATEMALA 109 the third volume of the Anales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, which was found when digging the foundation for a new building in Puerto Progreso, near Merida (a, figure 25). These pieces seem to have been carried far to the north. In the Strebel collection is found the curious specimen (5, figure 24), which comes from the region of Atotonilco and Quimistlan, and also belongs to this class of vessels. Several face jars with bearded faces were found in Yucatan. Maudslay copies a similar glazed one from Copan. Entirely similar fragments of appar- ently glazed vessels were found in the excavations made by Mr Strebel at Zoncuautla in the district of Coatepec of the state of Vera Cruz. 1 have hitherto been unable to determine what kind of glaze is on these vessels, as rare and beautiful pieces were always concerned which could not be sacrificed to chemical investigation. However, there is hope that Mr Holmes, of Chicago," who at present is making a. 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. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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