New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26

CITY OF SELAH
FOUND BY u. S. EXPLORER
Place Formerly Of 900 People Inhabited by bedoulns
Who Live in Caves Made by lsraclites-
Pyramid Yields Treasure

chamber of d princess. The sarco-
nhagus in this burial chamber had been
broken open and everything taken ont
ard the recess in which the treasure
was ultimately found was the most
unprom sing looking Of all ;he places
n the tomb 70 search.
II was hqrdl" more than curiosity
that led to a native workman being or
dered to attack the big cube OF mud,
but few strokes Of the pick dlscov-
cred handful Of gold beads. and then
ono Of the English member OF the
party tool charve o. the rest Of the
work. About i've DAYS, in all. were
occupied in the gradual dissection OF
the mud.
The first large Object found was the
d:adem. which was band Of FURNISHED
gold more than an inch vide and large
enough 20 surround the full Wig. u
was an nlaid COBRA in the front ana
around the band were - rosettes, each
composed Of four flowers and four
leaves Of iniaid openwork. nlgn
piumes Of gold stood up at me bach
Of the crown. while streamerS OF gold
hung from both back and sides. the
whole crown being worn eighteen
inches high. -.
There was also 'ound a pectoraI o.
gold. inlaid wiki iezuli and amazon
stone. "hich must have belonged to
the princess when she was young
cirl. It is farked by hawH on eacch
side and D., altogether 3 . inches wide.
There was a second pectorai OF SIM
liar design which was evidently worn
u.hcn the princess was much older.
There were collars OF large gold
tte n
each over an inch wide. while there
vas q third collar Of beads with pen
dorts OF gold. lazuli. amazon stone and
carrclian.
The toilet outfit included three on
sidian vases and kohl pot all mount
ed with gold at the top and bottom
A pair Of arutets was found, the main
section Of which was over three inches
wide while there we're SIX broad bar
o. gold 20 separate the rows Of minute
beads Of gold. carnelian and amazon
stone. They were fastened by a broad
sliding strip Of gold inaid with the
title "Ameaemhat III" in carnellan
The mirror belonging 20 the toilct
60. vas Of silver. with head OF Hat
hor Of cas, gold and a handle OF poi
shed obsidian maid with plated gold
bands and leaves of carnclian and blue
and hitc paste.
The smaller objects comprised an
AMETHYST necklace of rerv deep color
with lion claw pendants OF gold. FIVE
motto pendants OF gold with inlaid ear
nelan signs, n necklace Of rhomolc
beads Of blue amazon stone and carne-
Ian. eight gold lions and nine knots
from necklaces and bracelets. seven
Cuadruple lion heads, two inlaid sea
rabs. gold-handled razors. fragments
Of two cas kcts Of IVORY inlay with goId
emblems in the panels, and over 10000
minute beads o. gold. carrelian and
amazon stone belonging TO the brace
lets. Lastly. in very massive lime
stone boz. were found the four canonIc
iars OF alabgster with cared heads,
giving the name Of "the Kings daugh
ter. Sat-Hathor-ant.'
The conditions under which the
treasure was found indicate that Il was
placed in the recess at the time of the
burial Of the princess. and has re-
NAMED there over since. while repeated
flooding o. the burial chamber has
slowly washed the mud into the pit. and
so covered and concealed the treasure.
The tomb Itself has been attacked and
tue work OF moving the massive granite
,arcophagus and breaking II away has
been accompli she'd. All this has evil
IDENTIFY been done in the search for
treasure and yet the gold has lain un-
touched within arms reach Of the
marauderS.
This treasure. discovered last winter
by Professor Petrie. is one Of the
greatest boards OF Egyptian iewelrv
e"er found. The fact that it remained
for Professor Pctrie. after the tomb
mad been rans2cked by professional
thieves and visited by many hundreds
Of sightsccrs. is one Of the most
astounding cases Of missing the obvi-
Gus tina; the history OF The pyramids
tells Us