Evening star., 1923-02-15
Figures of King Kul,naten Found
In Sepulchre of Tutankbamen
Miniatures Are Believed to Haze Been
Worn by His Daughter, Queen +.
of Latter Pharaoh.

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LUXOR, Egypt. February 16.-There
was considerable animation in the
nsighborhood OF and within Tutank-
hamen's tomb yesterday morning. The
day was glorious, with a perfect blue
sky and no wind. but the daily grow
ing heat OF the sun is beginning to
make the position at the parapet
somewhat uncomfortable, and 1t Is a
real relief to the patient band of
watchers that their vigil, which has
now lasted nearly two months, is ap-
preaching an end. There was big
attendance yesterday. an unusually
large number of hotel guests being
supplemented by the weekly con-
ringent brought by the tourist Steam-
ers-
In this connection it was noticeable
how the attraction the tomb constt-
Lutes has influenced the program of
somewhat resembled the laws of the
Medes and Perslans. Whereas hitherto
rhe dragomans have persisted in
dragging fares away to visit the
tombs OF the various kings. irrespec-
live Of what at the moment might be
Yesterday they waited patiently at
the parapet and sandwiched items of
their own program between the I'M
portant things removed.
Lion Couch Removed.
Yesterdays removals were most in
teresting. They comprised the lion
couch, another fune reallike bouquet
and wreath and miscellaneous odd
lnents. The lion couch. like the
HAfn0r ran a
nut In four parts. viz. the bed part,
the two animal sides and the frame
Into which the animal feet fit.
The first to be brought out was the
bed portion. 1t was completely swath-
fastened with safety pins to keep 1t
in place. 1t looked for all the world
like wounded person, and the very
careful manner in which it was han
died completed the illusion.
It had a foot rail like the other
Couches, the whole made of hardwood
and completely covered with gilded
gesso.
1t was so carefully bandaged be.
there between the lengths of cotton
wool one caught the yellow glln,
where the rays of the sun touched the
rich gliding.
sides Attract Attention.
The two animal sides attracted
enormous attention and evoked much
enthusiastic comment. And we'll they
might, for they are wonderful pieces
OF workma nship. At one end is a su-
perbly nodded lions head. with name
and beautifully shaped ears. The tail
10 long and curved on to the back aS
In the case OF the Hathor couch. The
animal representation of each side Is
completed by two pairs of delicateiy
formed legs with perfect lions feet
having pegs underneath to fit in the
base Of the couch, which is made of
bituminized wood.
Each side has four ledges upon
which the bed part rested, while down
the inside of each inner leg are two
staples into which fit tongues attach
I'd underneath the bed All the sta
pies, tongues and Lodges. as in the
case of the other couches, are OF
originally made.
The whole of the animal bodies.
which are made Of wood, are covered
with a heavy gliding, which Is as
sunshine just as IL the work were
yesterdays instead of $500 years ago
Owing to the shrinking of the gesso
the gold is falling off In parts. bu'
that did not detract from the beauti.
ful nature OF this couch. which, both
in workmanship and preservation. is
just as wonderful as the Hathor
couch. though less fantast!c.
Shortly alterWard two trays were
brought out. One bore another fu-
neral bouquet, exactly like the first.
brought out six weeks ago, being on
q framework like modern bouquets,
with the leaves still intact and the
stems tightly bound together. On the
second tray were a small wreath In
form exactly like modern wreaths,
but from which most of the leaves
had fallen, and another smaller bou-
quet, with various odds and ends. in
Guiding parts of a reed box similar
to the one recently brought out.
Statues VIII Remain.
This concluded the days operations,
and, in fact the removals from the
antechamber, as at present 1t Is not
intended to remove the statues. which
alone remain, but to leave them there
for the opening of the inner chamber.
The work going on in the labora-
tory is a constant voyage of discov-
cry, with immense fascination in the
fact that each new object discovered
may be something quite unknown to
the m edern world and Of the greatest
historical value.
The latest voyage has been into
the contents of the red box spoken
Of before. 1t is not large, being not
much more than two feet long and
one foot high. and, in q way char
acteristio of the care with which all
The articles were originally prepared
for deposit In the tomb. has on the
inside of the lid catalogue of the
things 1T ought to contain. AS a mat
ter of fact, while come things still
coincide with the list, the robberies
Lave evidently resulted in the disap-