Evening star., 1923-02-13

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= LuXOR. Egypt, Feb. 1s.-Yesterday
morning the, fourth and last chariot
was removed from. the tomb Of Tut
ankhamen in the presence Of a fair
number of spectators: AS mentioned
in; yesterdays dispatch this chariot
which Is an open-work one, is COM
.p1etely broken up, although it is
hoped to be able to reconstruct IT in
Its former condition. Various pieces.
many Of which are heavily gilt, were
carried out on seven trays, on which
could be seen in addition portions of
harness, including saddles finely in
laid upon their ivory tops, crossbars
as used for curricles, flgureheads in
the form of hawks bearing solar discs
-elaborately decorated upon their
heads. spurs, fiy-whisk with leop-
ard-headed handle, a pink ushabti
figure, a mass of long slaves highly
ornamented with inlaid barks, and
some dried dates in a red pottery
dish, exactly like the we'll known pot
terry made today at Assiut.
The chariot pole was also carried
out almost entirely stripped Of its
leather coating.
Miscellaneous Assortment.
Yesterdays removals were. as can
be seen, a miscellaneous assortment
in fact, the remnants that were still
remaining in the tomb. The most
notable Of the things in this collec-
ton were undoubtedly some curious
instruments Of the nature of comb
like spurs, the exact manner of the
use of which is so far not understood.
The foregoing comprises yesterday
f~yN NfF1cr ftyrsHf4 fA&l IL. y,
but Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Calender con-
tinued for a long time working inside,
being Joined by Mr.. Lucas and Mr..
Mace. who were summoned from the
laboratory and brought a tray full Of
chemicals and implements, and assisted
in preparing the lion couch, which. ex-
cepting two statues, is the sole large
object remaining in the tomb.
Annual Migration shown.
A more leisurely examination OF
the objects which are being removed
from the tomb continues to bring up
most interesting points Thus re-
ference has been made to the painted
scenes Of the King hunting various
animals. including ostriches, and
there is frequent representation in
the ancient Egyptian art OF ostriches,
giraffes, elephants and other crea-
lures not found In Egypt in historic
times.
This has given rise. to the theory
in some quarters that the whole
Egyptian civilization came originally
from farther south, where these ami
mails are plentiful, but this is un-
numbers of desert animals may have
ranged the sandy Egyptian uplands
on both sides of the Nile well north Of
Thebea
Great Changes In Nile.
Great changes undoubtedly have
come over the face of the land since
then. The banks of the Nile. now
so bare, must have been covered with
a thick growth Of papyrus and other
vegetation Presumably It was within
an easy stroll Of the kings palace
hereabouts that Moses was hidden in
eos eoser tc herd, These Sc 1a1ss
eroeodiles and other things hiRa; now
vanished from the lower river, as
well as countless flocks of waterfowl.
The reference to birds that nut
well known hymn will be remember
ed, and in paintings of this period
variety of ducks and SO forth ar.
shown in extraordinary lifelike fash.
ion, the different species being clear
found in this tomb the carving o:
ducks heads and feet might excite
the admiration of the best Japanese
craftsman.
Faience Rings Explained.
Mention of "faience rinEs' may
have puzzled you. These rings are
very pretty little ornaments, in
shape resembling modern oval signet
falsncs fahg all ana ade not1a IN one % piece OF
color is turquoise blue with q deeply
fncised conventional floral design.
The whole thing Is very dainty. They
are of a size to fit q modern woman's
little finger.
Besides loose ones, number of
these rings Of identical pattern were
found strung on a thin roll of linen
presumably for safe keeping until
they were wanted, just as in a ship
you will see punches Of curtain
up napkin lengthw1se and put on
it a lot Of napkin rings to keep them
tidy.
Dispute Over Mannikin.
Another matter on which contro-
versy has been provoked Is q figure
which Is assumed to be q manikin
or dummy for trying on tho kings
robes It has been rather dogmati-
queen. 1t is matter for decision
by learned EgyptologistA. but ono is
rejecting the confidence and 1udg-
ment OF the expert stan hero In con-
ttnuing to describe 1t rs a figure OF
LILO hiuS. InaC lS 10 say, or q male
youth not more than seventeen or
eighteen years of age
Inc news that some OF the objects
from the tomb are ready to be packed
and that a good many more are pre-
pared finally for packing has aroused
great interest in tho question of
transport to Carlo. 1t has been def
nttely decided to convey the objects
MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE