Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
A PREHISTORIC KING.
Valuable Archaeological Ftsd On an Art-una
vihage-wssaerfsi Masonry werk.

Valuable Archaeological FSnd On an Ars.~ua
vinage-wssaertui Masonry werks
While removing earth Tor tho foundasisn q
the new hotel 10 be erected BY Harmon o
Brooks Of this city, says q correspondent q the
Philadelphia Tsnes from Crittenden. Aria,
there WINS discovered what seemed 20 BE- the
tomb Of king. though of what people 10 would
doubtless puzzle an antiquarian TO say. The
workmen had penetrated At some eight feea be-
low the surface Of the ground what they ,eas
10 be stone of soft. friable nature, but ~hich
was evidently masonry Of very superior ~ork-
manship when they reached the tomb ii-slf.
This was composed Of large square blocss a
stone. which identified a. red or roe
granite. and eemented together with such am
Rs 30 Gt fret cause the whole, measuring twelve
by fifteen feet. 10 appear - q solid massA The
opening Of this. while very difficult a. thu u-e
OF powder prohibited by Mr.. Henrickeen.
who. as learned archsologist. placed in
charge OF the exhumation by the suthorttse~
WAS accomplished by night when the intsre-s
aud curiosity Of the party 80 great thai the
work was continued by lamp light till dawn.
The tomb when opened was found 20 coutsis
q gigantic image OF man living &C full length
and made Of clay mixed with q sort OF prepsrs-
ton which gives IL n bright blue color add O
slight elasticity, the whole appearing 90 have
been subjected 20 great heat. The image rep-
resents the naked figure. except fcr q very tight
girdle about the whist q pair Of close-htsing
sandals and crown on the head shaped sery
much like a bishops nlitre, but topped with the
head Of hawk or eagle.
The features are roughly nodded. out 81 90
imperious cast, and OF q man in middle are,
with prominent nose and a very wide moath
but with cheekbones so low ~ TO precluds all
idea that the original could have been az In
dian. The hands, which are 10 small ~ q
woman'e, and bear on the backs the head Of ne
trl h. -
and hold an image about three inches long q Q
squatting figure, probably that Of a god. The
feet are also crossed. the right presenting the
popularity Of possessing q sixth TOE. which the
owner had prided himself on it, The hair of
the image IL dressed in thick curls on both
sides Of the head, reaching 60 the shoulders
and brought down to the brows over the fsrs-
head.
Careful examination Of this clay figure re-
vealed that il was merely the elaborate coils %
the real body and could be opened from ths
back. This was done with all possible care 90
as not TO disturb the remains within but lev
handfuls Of dust, dark brown and almost irn-
palpable powder is all that was left OF the BODY.
The crown, however. together with the girale.
the image Of the god. aud a large battle al
with a blade Of sharp glass or obsidian ana Q
handle OF petrified wood were found in the
CONN.
The crown is of thick red gold. carved with
minute but well-executed drawings, represent
ing battle scenes. triumphal marches and other
pictures. the meaning Of which N some " nat
misty. but IN all the principal fgure is thai a
n man with six toes his right foot The
workmanship Of the whole crown IL very fae.
and the bird head on top IL a MASTERPIECES
worthy of Cellni. IL holds in its mouth Amac-
niiicent Chalchuites or green diamond. Waived
by the AZtecs, whinh shows some attempts al
lapidIhoaton.
The girole found is composed of plates Of
gold arranged like scales aud very thin, 10 10
| TO give with every movement of the wearsr's
body. On each 81 these plates, which 10 in
shape half ellipse. il engraved a figure or
hieroglyphics, conveying. however, no hint Of
their meaning in their form. The image Of
what is, presumably. god il made of clay
combined with the preparation spoken OF be-
fore, and also burnt tin thoroughly hardened.
IL represents a male being seated on a pedestal
I, in squatting posture. it's eycs squirting shd
grinning IN LideOus mlrth, while both hsuds
are placed over the ears. as If 20 shut cut
sound.
A peculiar thing about this image is that its
har is represented IL hanging down its back i'm
one long plat like Chinaman's. The figure
Is hollow, but contained only half dozen small
black pebbles. highly polished. and somewhat
larger stone of duh gray hue. The coffin ahd
these relics are now ON exhibition at the court
house and are TO be donated 90 the State Mus
cum Of History and Archaeology at Tucson.
No clue of any value as 70 what race the re-
mains are TO be ascribed can be tDund. but IL 10
probable that il was one anteslating the Aztlsn
and even the mound builders and superior 20
| both in knowledge OF masonary sculpture and
the working of metal.