The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-10
AN INTERESTING GRAVE.
The Burial-Place of Noble Etrus-
can Lady who Died 600
Nears II. C.

can Lady Who Died 0OO
Years b. c..
In a letter to The London Times,
dated Todi, Umbria, Oct, 8, a corre-
spondent writes: Since the life-size
bronze statue of Mars. in helmet and
full armor, now in the Vatican museum.
was unearthed near this city, the
ancient Tuder of Etruria. forty-five
years ago, no excavation in Umbria has
surpassed in interest that made on the
25th ult. and two following days, few
PAGES outside the Porta Fratta, of the
burial-place of noble Etruscan lady.
Numerous fragments of pottery, ETC.,
found near led the brothers Orsini, to
whom the land belongs, to search with
care for any relics of value. To this
care is owed the remarkable state OF
completeness in which the gold, bronze,
and terra-cotta ornaments have been
taken from the earth overwhelming
case of wood that had inclosed the re-
mains of the body of a woman of rank
perhaps, as it has been suggested
without great authority, that of
priestess. The wooden case has entire
ly perished from lapse of time. leaving
only the clasps and beaked decorations
to show it's former existence. The
position of each object has been noted
as it was removed, the operation thereby
lasting three days. Hopes are enter
tanned that the written characters. some
on the face of an immense golden ring
may provide a key to the name or dig
nifty of the lady. An impression OF
them has been sent to men learned in
dead and mysterious language. The
style of the vases and bronzes points to
a period about six hundred years before
the Christian era. Several archeolo-
gians are here, and the arrival of Prof.
Gamorrini, the government commits
sioner for Tuscan and Umbrian anti
quities, is hourly expected. He will
estimate the money value of the find.
which is large, and its destination will
probably be Rome, under the terms Of
the Pacca law. The Uranium of the
lady is placed among the rest of the
treasures found, and has the usual low
forehead of the Etruscan type. l will
not attempt more than slight de-
scription of some of the articles. leay-
ing minute observations and measure
mcnts to the Italian and German ex-
perts who will furnish their respective
! societies with exact details. | under
stand that the ear pendants, between
four inches and five inches in length.
are larger than any hitherto discovered.
except, perhaps, a pair III the British
and another pair in the Perugia muse
um They have upon them a female
head and three delicate chaines sus-
pending tassels, all of fine gold. 1
| select from the forty, or thereabouts,
different objects for special mention
the following:
A bronze candelabrum, as the Indians
call it, but really q tripod used for burn
ing perfumes, supported on three
winged femele figures in various atti-
tudes, all with arms extended before
them. except one who places her left
hand on her head. Above, upon cir
Gle or wheel ornamented with four, as
1 may best describe them, inverted
| feurs-dc-lis, stands a long tailed Satyr,
with head erect, apparently washing ir
round dish two nondescript balls,
which he is rolling up and down; his
legs are stretched wide apart on two
edges of the wheel. Halfway up the
stem is another winged female, and sur.
mounting the whole is q square reser.
voir for the perfumes or unguents, bear
ing on each angle a swan in repose.
Next comes statuette of Bacchus
standing, inclined in an easy attitude,
with legs crossed in q fashion which re-
calls the celebrated marble faun at
Rome; another Bacchus supporting OF
his head long and empty basket, with
over it, an ornamental she'll; curiou:
little owl, which served as pinnacle tc
broken bronze vessel found near the
place where would lie the feet of the
lady; and most beautifully shaper
small terra-cotta vase of Greek appear.
ance, with male and a female heat
back to back on the top. A mirror
probably held in the right hand, wa!
found behind the shoulder; observed
two words engraved upon it. A lon!
| ivory instrument with a handle elabor-
atelv and tastefully carved with 8
rams head; purple and white glas:
scent-bottle. and two single-handec
vases in tcrra-cotta We're also found
The golden ornaments are very MI
merous. First is the aboye-named mas
| SlFc SiSnet IluS. WHICH HAS WV iuii
length figures impressed on it, and ;
star over all. trust the written wore
thereupon may, if it can be read, revea
to us what manner of woman she wa
whose grave was rihed to minister t.
our curiosity. The letters are quite dis
tinct ana clear There are also ;
brooch adorned with female head;
beautiful medallion with an onyx ston,
center; plain gold ring, rather broade
than modern English lady's weddin,
ring. which exactly fitted my third fin
ger; another ring with an onyx ston
, revolving on a pivot; pair of small
close-ftting earrings; a triple chain c
gold, in pattern like the Geonese fill
gree work, which was attached to th
above medallion; twenty gold buttons
half of them ornamented with q hea
and the rest with q star; Two hundre
pieces of gold in cqual-sized fragment:
which had formed a long chain. an
broken loose from the filament on whic
they were strung and a quantity {
garniturc in the same precious meta
: which had been sewed on the lady's al
!. parel.