Casts made in Mexico by archaeologist and explorer Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay with funding from Pierre Lorillard IV.
Summary:
Casts from the Lorillard collection of antiquities from Central America, featuring casts of wall sculptures and picture writing, on exhibit in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building.
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