New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
Museum Soon to Place on
View Excavations from
Pyramid Field.
FOUR CENTURIES
ARE REPRESENTED
JeWelry and Perfume Jars of the
Nile Valley Most Pleasing
Of Recent Accessions.

On the Fifth Avenue side Of the Net
ropoltsn Museum a new room has been
added 70 the series devoted 20 its grea,
Egyptian collection With the compile
ton Of this chamber. which represents
four centuries IN the history of Egypt.
visitors have an opportunity OF viewing
for the first time complete record Of
the artistic life Of the people OF the
Nile Valley. Some time after the new
wing IS opened the museum expects 20
FIJI another room, the tenth and last
with treasures now in cases m the base
ment.
In the new room are large number
o. recent sccessions which have never
been exhibited before. largely from the
excavations in the Pyramid field a.
Listh. with the addition Of gifts By
Lord CarnRrvon from his work al
Thebes. In the centre are shrine
and an amusing wooden statuette or
Sesostris. said 20 be an admirable eX-
twelfth dynasty. Both OF these were
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while clearing the tomb of linen hotep.
Perhaps the most interesting objects
in the room are the complete sets OF
contemporary Jewelry and large col
lection Of perfume lars of alsbsster,
ma jolics and marble, which must have
been used By many princess Of Egypt
200 years ago. In a neighboring case
are strings OF beads of amethyst. car
nelian and other semi-precious stones,
seal and scarab rings Of silver and
gold and many varieties OF bracelets.
Some Of the cosmetic jars are carved
70 represent anything the artists
whimsical fancy happened TO light on.
from miniature monkeys 10 fishes and
little ducks
There are further examples Of Jew
elry from the Middle Kingdom in an
other case bronze daggers with hits
OF carved ivory, ivory csstsnets in the
form of human arms. royal seals.
wands decorated with monsters and
gods.
A collection OF small carved an mails
ranged along one wall seems 70 indi-
cate that Egyptian children were ia
miliar with Noah's ark, though they
have as matter Of fact been taken
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comforting the spirit OF some buried
huntsman. Another recent acquisition
shows one Of the earliest representa-
tons of the horse in Egyptian art. The
animal is being ridden bareback by a
little Egyptian with staring white eyes.
which gives him a rather ludicrous ex-
preston Of fright. az II he would much
prefer TO get of and walk.
In the central hall. on the ground
floor, the model Of the great hall Of
Pcnshurst Castle, the work Of Dwight
Franklin, is the first series 10 be com
pleted for the use OF designers and stu
dents of history. The roof is the open
timber type and shows the opening ~
which the smoke from the unprotected
fire in the centre OF the hall was car
ried of.
The artist has reproduced the castle
hall IN the utmost detail, and by show
ing representative group OF people
monk a, table with the lord and lady
and Jester stretched out on the stone
floor has given typical domestic
scene OF the Middle Age.. At ire
a man-st-arms and forester are
warming themselves. and close by
dog is gnawing a bone.
The lights are so arranged that the
hall is illuminated By a concealed torch
and By the moon streaming through
the windows.