The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-02


The excavations and discoveries
show that the Land Of The Nile Is still
the unexhaustad treasure-nouse OF
history. Valuable finds have reward
cd tho labor OF explorers ct kuft, at
DER el Baharf and at Memphis At
Kuft, the ancient Coptos, Mr.. Flinders
Petrfe. by digging ut temple site and
turning over all the debris, has found
o fragment Of aIabaater bearing tina
cartouche OF Khufu, OF the fourth
dynasty; slabe of q pavement Of
,Thothmee I'LL with sculptures of the
eleventh dynasty; q door1amb OF
Usertasen /. OF the twelfth dynasty,
and pillars Of the Rames.sue period.
There was found ALEC at Kuft q re-
markable Roman inscription giving O
list OF tolls to be paid at the Red ssa
gate OF Coptos. The worship OF Khem
h illustrated by three coiossi so rude
in style that Mr.. Eptrie is disposed to
class them as prstfissoric-the work OF
the first Immigrants from Arabia, be-
fore Mena founded the first dynasty.
The eymbols, shells and AMI m AS
carved on these eolossi are supposed
Ito be such as to fix their period ut the
dawn OF Egyptian civilization.
At DER Ell Bahari. near Tbebes, NJ.
Navilie. working under the auspices
of the Exploration Fund. has bro ngh hit
to light a temple erected by q queen to
serve as afunerary shrine 70 rher father,
her husbands and herself. The tenn
pie was built on three terraces and all
three have now been cleared on. A
unique and beautiful monument IL
revealed. Sculptures. admirably lie.
signed and colored, depict the Queens
exploit, her wars, her naval expedt-
tions to Punt and the transportation
OF her obeliske from Syene.
The middle terrace has fine colon.
made, hypostle hall, with brilliant
paintings and q portico adorned with
scenes relating to the Queens birth.
These pictures will bear comparison
with any work of the eighteenth or
nineteenth century. even that OF Seti
at Abydos. In the temple were
found high altar and magnificent
ebony shrine OF Thothmes ii. The
pronounces this terrace temple "one
Of the most singular and beautiful
monuments Of antiquity
or even greater interest, perhaps,
are NJ. de Morgan's finds at Memphis
OF boxes of jewelTy made $500 years
ago. They were found In an under
ground tomb near ruined brick pyra.
mid at Memphis. The pyramid
has been cut up and almost de.
molished by ancient pleasure. seekers
The same is to be said of the under.
ground tombs near by. They had all
been rifled. But hidden beneath the
pavement OF one OF the latter were
found silver encrusted boxes contain.
Ing 1875 pieces Of gold, 249 beads Of
amethyst 20 beads Of emerald, lapls
lazuli and carnelian and larger mum.
Der OF smaller beads OF various pre-
cious stones.
These were combined In articles Of
jewelry, OF one Of which the Times
correspondent says: whether for
purity OF design. exquisite coloring
or absolute bnish, II equals any piece
OF iewelry In existence. 1t would be
q chef d'9uvre OF the goldsmlth's art
to-day; made $500 years ago, 1t is a
MARVEL" Among the articles are
necklaces. kohipencit In exquisite
gold bead work. bunch OF gold rose
petals, finely cut scarabni. brooch
OF roya! pectorals. One of the scara-
bnt bears the name OF Usertasen Ill.
One Of the pectorals has the car.
touche OF Usertasen III. Another rep
resents Amenemhat shifting the
Asiatics. The mosaic work In stones
and gold in these pectorals is very
fine. There were besides cowrle-
shells In gold, rings. mirrors with
gold handles and pencil adorned
with pattern Of gold beads soldered
on one by one-a marvel OF delicate
work. Egypt, 1t appears. had an ex-
tended knowledge of precious stones
and metals and the art of working
them 1900 years before Homer sang OF
the Trojan war and described the
famous shield OF Achilles.