Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-12-02
PHARAOH'S HOUSE.

Some of the Relics Recently Corrected
and Forwarded to Europe.
1t is but month or two agothae peo-
pie of an archaeological turn. of mind
were delighted with, the, tidings, sent
home by the Egypt Explorations Fund
of the discovery of Pharaoh's House in
Tahpanhes. An account of the WONDER
full old ruin and its rehques of Al past
civilization has been already given; but
it may interest many to know that a
number of antiquities have been, col
lected and sent home and have recent
~ been on view at the Archaeological
Institute at Oxford Mansion It will
be remembered that the ruins were as
mu oh those of military fortress as of a
royal residence. and the objects recoy-
cred are almost entirely those which
would be likely to be found in either of
two such places.
The first things of interest. are the
foundation deposits. from. under the
four corners of the castle, which con-
sist of small vessels, little tablets en-
graved with the name and titles OF the
royal founder, Psammetiehus l., speci--
mems of ore, etc. The chief articles of
jewelrv are earrings, rings, amulets,
and engraved stones bearing traces of
Greek workmanship, having probably
been manufactured by Greek jewelers.
in the town of Tahpanhes, or Daphne.
Numbers of small weights have been
turned up while digging among the
ruins, which it is thought: were for
weighing the gold and precious stones
previous to purchase.
Rome, too, has left her mark among
the charred remains of this ancient.
stronghold, and some rings with names
inscribed upon them, and ten gems of
good Roman work, prove" an inter@
course with that nation There is a.
little silver shrine case in which is a
beautiful statuette of the Egyptian war
god, Menru. Possibly, it may have
once been taisman belonging to
Pharaoh Hophra. A silver rams head
and gold handle complete the list of the
most important specimens of jewelry.
Among the domestic treasures are a
long knife, fourteen inches long and
quite fat This comes from Pharaoh's
kitchen; so also do the small frving4
pans and some bowls, bottles, dishes.
plates and cups, all of which date from
b. c. $50, and were probably used daily
by the royal household. An old brasier
and some ring-stands have also been,
DTOuDuG uOIQe. EEOUk the DuLleEFSi
pantry come amphora shoppers,
stamped with the cartouches of Psam-.
metichus l., Necho, Psammetichns II,
and Aahmes. These were clay
shoppers, sealed by the inspector, and
then plastered over and stamped with
the royal oval. Ten specimens of these
Mr.. Petrie has sent home. Arrow
heads, sword-handle and part of the
blade, horses bit, of twisted pattern,
some spikes from the top of Sandman
helmet, knives and lanees,
and some fragments of scale-armour.
show that the old castle had once been a,
military stronghold.
This is but an outline, showing the,
kind OF specimens found among the
ruins of Ell Kasr ell Bint Ell Yahudi 1.-THE
Castle of the Jews Daughter), and
serve to add to the innumerable proofs
if proof were needed-of the advanced
of the ancient Egyptians. IT.
is believed that those antiquities will
eventually be divided between the muse
um at Boulak (Cairo), the British Mn4
scum and the Museum Of Fine Arts at:
Boston y. S. Chambers Journal.