Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-26
NEED OF THE GOLDEN RULE.
ART ITEMS.

In his article on the "ren Temples of
Abydos' in Harpers Magazine Profess
sor Flinders Petrie tells OF his discoy-
cry OF a statuet of ivory more tea
$500 years Old and how he managed to
preserve It.
Cropping In the thick brown organic
mud of this rubbish mole" says Profess
sor Pctrie Il lifted out one by one the
priceless examples Of glazed work and
ivory Of this earliest age Of great art
an art OF which we had never UNDER
stood the excellence from the traces
hitherto known, The ivory was sadly
rotted, and could scarcely be lifted
without dropping asunder In flakes SO
when found that had touched piece
| 1t was left alone, and other parts We're
cleared. until at last patch Of ground
was left where several pieces Of ivory
| had been observed. cutting deep
around this, | detached the whole block
| OF 90 or so pounds OF earth, and had Il
| removed on a try 10 my storerOum.
There II dried gradually for two or
three weeks; and then with a camels
| hair paint brush / began TO gently dis
sect 1t and TO trace the ivory figures.
| Not q single piece was broken or spOilt
|
ures of Hons, q bear, large ape, and
several boys came gradually to light.
Suddenly patterned robe and then a
| marvellous face appeared in the dust,
| and there came forth from his slX-thou-
| sand-year sleep one of the finest por-
trait figures that have ever been seem,
a single photograph can give but little
idea Of the subtety Of the face and tho
expression, which changes with every
fresh light In which II Is seen. Wearing
the crown of Upper Egypt, and clad IN
his thick embroidered robe. this old
king, willy yet feeble with the weight
Of years, stands for the diplomacy and
statecraft Of the Oldest civilized king
dom that we know, No later artist Of
Egypt, no Roman portrait-maker no
Renaissance Italian. has outdune the
truth and expression of this Oldest royal
portrait, coming from the irst dynasty
Of Egypt
1t Is reported that the famous bas'
relief "1he Descent from the Cross, 10y
Iucadela Robbla, has been stolen from
the church OF san Severe, Florence
The bas-relIef is valued AZ SlOOOOO'
A salt cellar Of silver and rock crystal
sold at ChrisUe's, In London, recently
for az. 600 II bore the inscription
"London--l671" and belonged TO the late
John Lumsdcn, Il well known English
collector.
For many years the Polish residents
of Chicago have been endeaNoglhs l'
secure the erection of a statue Of nos
clusko in one Of the public parks Theh
,cish " about to be gratllied. The work
q 81 Al a .
trian figure. has been received and "
The NOT distant future the statue II
bronze win be erected IN llumOold
park
The German Orient society prosecvt'
ING its searches IN Egypt recently re-
received from Dr. BOrchardt, the Egyp'
tian commissioner Of the society, IN,
head of a lion carved In granite anC
several granite pillars taken from
etmple near the village Of Abusir PROB
ably belonging to the ilfth dynasty
about $500 y. c.
, The strange disappearance OF Corot'
J Tin Carrlero, Souvenir dltalie' has re-
, Gently resulted In Il lawsuit In Paris
Mime. Guesdon was the owner OF IN
! Corot. which she had bought from thO
, nainter for 5000 francs, Last yea
. Nine. Guesdon desired to dispose o
Z the picture and for this purpose en-
trusted II 10 her dentist, NJ Bcrcut
. Who promised to obtain 1000 fr' Tor
from one OF his clients,
, The dentist placed the painting o
. the sofa OF his waItIng-room to b
inspected by callers one OF IN
: callers tucked the Corot under HI
arm and walked out OF the house