Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-08-27
A BELLE OF OLD EGYPT.

dents of the British School of Ar
chaeology in Egypt, has recently
returned to London after SIX
months excavation work in the
ruins of Thebes and Memphis. With
him he has many interesting relics
of the long ago. During the work
the mummy of an Egyptian wo-
man of quality who died in the
18th dynasty, some 1850 years
ago, was found. The discovery
gives an idea of the vanity OF the
bellies in old Egypt, for a complete
outfit of toilet requisites was buried
with her. The toilet articles were
in beautifully woven basket. Be-
sides a pot of pomade for the COM
plexion, there were pots OF a pre-
paration for pointing the eyebrows,
a carved horn to hold oil, and a
blue marble dish resembling a pin
tray. The pomade pot is delicate
ly wrought in alabaster. The pre-
paration has endured its SO centu-
ries of burial remarkably well and
still has a fresh perfume.
The painted coffin was hewn from
a sycamore trunk. Inside was a
wooden pillow or head-rest inlaid
with ivory and ebony, two head
work pouches and a head fy-whisk.
The woman was rich in jcWclry.
There were ornaments of gold
weighing all half pound, and an
exquisite made girdle of electrum
(gold and silver alloy. The gold
ornaments include a heavy neck
lace, four bangles, and pair OF
ear ring, nearly two inches in diam
eter. Buried with her were also
several interesting specimens of
pottery, chair and footstool,
cakes of bread, and dishes Of
grapes, dates and other fruit. A
needlework outfit, which also form
ed part of the Egyptian woman's
property, includes a bronze cut
ting-out knife, a sharpening stone,
two Aints, and ball of thread.
The tomb was found at Thebes
in a valley to the north OF the
tombs of the kings, and is probably
the richest entire burial that has
been brought from Egypt. The
mummy is at University College,
where the collection is being shown.
There are numerous other articles
of interest, including foundation
deposits of a temple at Thebes
built by the high priest Nebunnef,
under Rameses II, various bronzes
specimens of delicate ivory carving,
copper ringlets from statue, a
sandal, pans of blue and green col
or, scarabs, and jars of Greek forms
of the seventh century, B. c., with
Greek monographs Of owners, show
ing that probably a Greek garrison
was resident there at that time.
There are also two colossal negro
heads, an alabaster female figure OF
Mediterranean style, and two cof-
fins with mummies.
The great result of the work APP
pears to have been the discovery OF
the palace of King Apries the
Pharaoh Hopbra of jeremiah
Hitherto no palace had been known
in Egypt beyond the tower of Med
met Habu and some portions OF
rather early date. Now there is
great building 400 feet long and
half as wide preserved to 10 or Il
feet high. The stone-halls, Of
which seven remain, are over AZ
feet long, while there were brick
halls nearly as large, the walls OIL
which were about Is feet thick
Some good bronze figures of gods
were found, but the one supreme
piece was the fitting of a palaquir
of solid silver pound in weight
decorated with bust of Hathol
with gold face. Of the fines
workmanship of the time of Apries
and probably unique it remained il
the Cairo Museum
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