Note V-25 — Chapter V · ANTIQUITIES OF YUCATAN.
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'A shaft of gray limestone in an inclined position, measuring twelve feet in circumference and eight in height; bearing upon its surface no marks of form or ornament by which it might be distinguished from a natural piece.' Norman's Rambles in Yuc., p. 156. 'Une espèce de colonne dite pierre du châtiment, où les coupables devaient recevoir la punition de leurs fautes.' Charnay, Ruines Amér., p. 372. 'Una enorme columna de piedra, cuya forma semicónica le da el aire de un obelisco, aunque de base circular y sin adornos.' M. F. P., in Registro Yuc., tom. i., p. 364.