Evening star., 1923-02-26
.Ph@aoh's Tomb Being Closed
With Heauy Timbers in Shaft
Hereto Throne of Tutu,,kIian,en Amone
Relics Found, Is Revelation
Recently Made.

oI winch an Ushabti figure was found.
~ is very fine figure carved in red
WOOD with the Ushabti texts beau
tiIully lnIaid in the lower part of the
boay and legs in ivory The other
pox mas not yet been opened and still
mas It's mud seal attached. If the
roDoers were disappointed in finding
only Ushabti In the first box they
ing.
Another box which excites curiosity
IS one the contents Of which below a
layer of fabrics are quite unknown.
and yet another box full of fragments
or the broken chariot. To this cate
gilt Horus hawks. which are sup
posed to have been fixed to the
charfots. possibly to the front rail
IKE a modern car mascot.
But one cannot go thoroughly into
every item of this wonderful medley
of lovely things There are stools
or various kinds. some folding stools
or quite modern pattern, others
beautifully inlaid with redwood, ivory
and ebony. and wicker garden chairs.
most of which have curved handles
very like the crook stick fashionable
at the present moment, but the crook
is larger. The sticks are too long to
walk with, and We're probably carried
before the king on state occasions.
The most remarkable of them is that
which was formerly mentioned with
the handle decorated with two carved
figures lying feet to feet, the one of
an Asitic captive made of ivory
and the other of a negro captive
made of wood.
Box Painted With Hunting Scenes.
Some think the most marvellous
thing yet found is the ivory box paint
ed with hunting scenes, which are
amazingly delicate. On one side of
the lid is the king hunting lions and
on the other side other beasts. A
great train of shikaris and others
follow the chariot in which the king
behind prancing horses stands up to
shoot his arrow at the hordes of
animals driven before him. The ami
mails include several wild asses. num-
bers of hartebeests, some ostriches,
small antelope and one striped hyena.
The king is undoubtedly having great
sport and some of the animals are
stuck as full Of arrows as was St.
Sebastian.
Then there are wreaths and bou-
quets which are still awaiting an ex-
pert botanist. They contain in the
aggregate a great quantity of mate
rial. Looking at them by the light of
leaves of the bay, the lick and per-
hapS the beech, with narrower foliage
apparently acacia and some rounded
mallow-like leaves. Enormous inter-
est Is belnE SHOWN In tneSe bouquets,
and applications for seeds have been
received from scientific institutions
and nursery gardens and private in
dividuals in various parts of the
world.
Gloves Are Crumbling.
In addition to all these are the
gloves, poor, crumbling. fragile little
things carefully laid out to be placed
between glass sheets. There are also
the gilded frame of the canopy, which
is supposed to be the structure erect
ed over the king when he was resting
to protect him from the sun, and the
two remaining chariots (the third, or
lion chariot. is being packed for ship
menD. The various parts of these
take up considerable room as they
are strung out along the walls.
SO you come to the very end of the
long gallery and to see the last pieces
you have to descend a few yards of a
rough, steep descent deeper into the
bowels of the mountains, where the
light Of the torch still flashes on the
gliding of the royal vehicles. Alto
gether 1t is a wonderful display, which
once packed will probably never be
on exhibition again en- masse.