The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
RICH FIND IN EGYPTIAN LORE.
AMERICAN EXPLORER UNCOI-
Frs 4 ROYAL TOME.
Evidence TO Bear Out the Gold was as
Plentiful as Dust" Theory-F1nest EN-
amples OF Egyptian Art Discovered
New Light Thrown on One Period.
Special cabis Despatch to rHE sun.


LONDON. March 1.-The discoveries in
Egypt Of Mr. Davies. the American Egypt
ologist. of a royal tomb containing rich treas
ures are regarded as whole "a surprising
any yet made in that country.
A further account received narrates the
discovery OF steps between the tombs of
Rameses ". and Rameses MI At the
foot OF the steps is a door cut out OF rock
and blocked with stones Mr. Dawes on
entering found another flight Of twenty
steps cut out OF rock, at the end OF which
was second door Of blocked stones, the
outer face Of which was still plastered with
mud on which were impressions OF the
royal seal On the steps were superb
pectoral scarabs broken writing and a
tablet Of alabaster
1t was evident that the tomb had been
entered by robbers shortly after its con-
struction. They had probably been sur
prised at their work and fled in haste, leav-
ing some OF the plumber in the vesubule.
Since that day until Mr.. Davies found 1t
the tomb had never. it is thought, been
visited by man.
The tomb itself is not large, The walls
were not smoothed over or decorated, but
were filed from end TO end with untouched
rich spoils of ancient Egypt Mummy
cases encrusted with gold, huge alabaster
vases Of exquisite form and chairs and
boxes, brilliant with paint and gliding
were piled in hewildering confusion.
In a sepulchral chamber about thirty
feet long, Is feet wide and feet high, on
the left Of the entrance, there were found
two great wooden sarcophagi painted
In black and gold Within were the num-
mics OF a man and woman. There were
two cases. The outer one was completely
silver plated on the outside and covered
with silverleaf on the inside. The second
case was gold plated on the outside and
covered with godleaf on the inside. Over
a gilded mask belonging to one OF the num-
mics a veil Of black muslin was drawn. This
is the first time that anything Of this kind
has been found in Egypt.
The inscriptions show that It was the
burial place OF Yua and Thua, the parents
OF the famous Queen Teie, the wife OF
Amenhotep III. of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Beyond the collins the ground was COW
cred with large sealed jars Of oil and wine,
and shel-hke boxes Of wood, each Of which
contained piece Of cooked beef wrapped
in black muslin. Planted on top Of these
is a chariot broad enough to hold two.
This is richly plated and incrusted with
gold and leather work as fresh as when
1t was made.
The other objects found we're four can
opic jars Of alabaster in which the entrails
Of the deceased were deposited. These jars
cannot be matched in size, hneness and
workmanship, and the heads which form
the covers are the best style of Egyptian
art.
Underneath ia a second set OF heads
Of plaster coated with gold, 1t is notice
able how the chairs and boxes, tables and
sandals bore out the statement in the words
Of the Tel-el-Amarna tablets that gold
was as plentiful az dust in the days OF the
Eighteenth Dynasty. There is nothing,
however mean or insignificant. that is not
literally plate with the gold OF the desert
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