New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
HEART WHOLE TO The LAST.

a little resin had been placed before the eyes
and the lids drawn over it With the exception o.,
the incisors the small. regular teeth little
worn. The space in the body from which in ac-
cordance with the Egyptian custom, the internal
organs had been removed, had been filed with
wads of linen. reduced by the process Of time to
resnous masses a loose mass found in the chest
declared. however. to have been the heart. and
the searchers are gallant enough 10 admit that
even after all those years il had not become as
hard as the OF the body Their theory is that
the heart taken from the body with II. other
organs. was returned 70 the cavity IN the upper
part OF the chest after being prepared and wrapped
with linen So Senbtes- who lived and lOnged away
back there in those twelfth dynasty days.
found heart whole after all the march OF tins
down 1891 A d.
II was between the folds ~ cloth With which
the body had been wound and in the thick layer
OF pitcn IN which It rested that a number o.
Senbtes's ornaments were found In the layer o:
pitch. which had evidently been poured while ho.
upon the body and in running down into the boz
tom OF the coffin had pulled away with it many
of the ornaments. were found a eirCiet o; twisted
gold wire from the head. series OF ninety
eight gold rosettes. which had been dotted over
the wig. necklace of small gold. carneisn and
beryI beads with gold shell pendants another OF
small brown beads. with girdle-tle pendants OF
gold. silver. carneian and ivory. bracelets OF
small brown beads. With AZ intervals double heart
anlulets cf gold. Carnelian, beTyl and ivory Cese
10 the hands on the left side was found sEraH
dagger IN a wooden sheath. With gold decorations
and By elaborate bead girdIe. with faSten-
Ing of plaque OF plaster, covered with gold tsAi
and inscribed with SenbteS's name.
Other ornaments found in the wrapplngs OF tAe
body were two elaborate bead collars Of carneiAn.
glazed pottery and gilt plaster; bronze pec'ofai
covered with gold foiI necklace Of bottle-shaDed
beads made of ivory. carnesa, green stone anu
glazed pottery covered with gold foil win
carneiian and gold cloisonne pendant: carnehaa
hawk amulet. a small covered with bead
work and tipped with gold. and behind the head .
large disk of hard paste or some similar mateF1al
which may perhaps be the prototype Of the later
inscribed hypocephaIus
Aside from the many interesting articles foun1
IN the tomb OF Senbtes. the collection which haS
just been placed view at the museum incuaeS
many other objects. Chief among these are a mum
Der of scuptors models trial pieces sho"hs
that the sculptors of the early Egyptian daFs "s'
about their work in haphazaFd manner. but de
voted much time 10 its consideration in tr1ai Pie0
before working II out in enduring stone All N',
portant feature OF the collection is the large naSa
sarcophagus of Hor-mehet-biti. which WAS a.
ouired from the Egyptian government 'ht toas.
Professor CASTOR Maspero. director genelA :.
ANTIQUITIES in Egypt and which was found IN US
pyramid field of Sakkars. about loo yards east -
the Step Pyramid photograph TAKEN a.
time the sarccphagus was unearthed SHOWS u
the ancient plunderers OF the last resting Pisess
the wealthy did not shirk hsrd "orA' ~. -
great stone cover of the sarcophsgus was foua1
moved TO one side.
Mr. Lynthgoe leaves this country soon AGAIN p
sonally TO assume the direction of the work OF -.
museums Egyptian expedition In the reS7aI
upon the pyramid temple of Amenemhae l.
Iisht A number Of valuable finds une~s9"
some time ago. will be shipped to this country "
soon as possible that they may take tnen PA -,
in the collection OF Egyptian antiquities no" =.
welcoming at the museum Among THESE o''e
will be the great granite altar OF the TEMPS
the kings offering stela- which were fouhd o
tbe,r ,r,gipaI nlaces in the rear end OF the temp
but at a point to which they had been moSsa' 49,
outside the northern wall of the structure