New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.
First Instalment from Recent Erpe-
ditiOn an Place an Museum.

The first antiuuities sent back from Egypt by the
expedition sent by the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art under Albert NJ. Lythgoe have now been
placed in the formerly devoted TO American
antiquities Many of the specimens of sculpture
and architecture Of both interest and value are
still in the Basement of the museum, and will not
be put in place for several weeks more.
BY summer an extensive collection
will have arrived in this country from the pyramids
at Lisht Most of the articles exhibition
were those found in the tomb of Senbtes at Lisht
Chief in interest and value of these is the only
complete ceremonial scourge known TO be in ex-
istence. This preserved, like the other cere-
monial staffs found in the coffin. by Immediately
pouring boiling paraffine upon it. The extremely
friable wood at once soaked up the wax like a
sponge, and was later scraped down
Some of the other antiquities on view were pur-
| CHASED from other sources Chief among these is
the big basalt sarcophagus of Hor-nlohet-bti
Which was got from the Egyptian government
through the influence of Professor CASTOR AIaspero
director General of Antiquities. 1t was found in
a tomb IN the pyramid field of Sakkara near the
step pyramid, and dates from somewhere between
CO and 3. G.
Several good examples Of pre-dynastic and later
He!P'4ah sculpture are in the collection, Mr. I4yth-
goe having paid particular attention TO the exten
sion OF this phase of Egyptian art Among otba-
things besides four squatting statuettes of riests
OF Anon. there are fourteen scuIptor's models
worked IN fine sandstone. which show a remark
apie delIcacy and subtety of modelling and
I
silver vessels lent or owned by the Museum COM
prise another important part Of the collection
Among the more important recent loans TO the
Museum Is The Deposition" of Antonello da
Messina, which is lent by Henry c. Frick. The
picture first became generally known at the Bruges
Exhibition of Flemish Primitives 1902 was
lsSer exhibited at the Primitfs Francais, in Paris
in 1895. Mr.. Fry. in commenting on the picture
said that the architecture OF the buildings in the
picture was so pronouncedly northern 10 bear
out Nasari's generally unaccepted story Of the
painters sojourn in the Netherlands.
Several sketches of British and other artists are
TO be in the Recent AccessOns rOon.
There is pen and ink drawing by Domenico Cam
pagnola, the imtator of Titan, and little draw
ing in entirely different style by GiuIo Romano
| There is also Rembrandt sketch OF The Angel
Appearing 10 Zaccharias.'' In addition 10 the
sketches of several lesser Dutchmen, there ara
three dra wings by Gansborough of landscapes and
examples of the work of J. r. Cozeus and T.
Grtin. French art is represented by large ex-
ampes OF Claude Joseph Vernet. Among later
artists there three examples OF Charles Keene
Rodir. by William Rothenstein. There are also
eleven studies of draped figures by Lord Frederick
Leighton. presented by Albert GaIIatin
Two bequests were received by the Museum last
month. One was legacy of $4,000 from Benjamin
p. Davis which is to be added TO the permanent
endowment fund for the general purposes Of the
Museum. The Museum also has received by tho
will of Marguerite a Jones SIS coo. besides the col
lection OF objects described in The Tribune a
month ago.