Evening star., 1923-03-19

belief that they made use of COM
pounds of copper for certain tints,
but usually they powdered and mixed
the oolors they were able to find in
minerals. Lampblack furnished their
black ink ana paint Adhesive ma
terial was mixed with it as a binder.
This box probably was made OF
wood covered with plaster, and with
were mixed with an agglut,native.
Egg might have been used or a gum.
The Egyptian colors were lasting.
They practically never fade, but peel
on. This Is shown where the colors
and part OF the plaster are gone at
box, especially at the bottom on the
left side.
THE knobs on the box were used
In securing the lid. 1t was the prac-
tice to wind cord back and forth
from the knob on top of the box to
that on the side, then to put on a
lump of Nile mud and stamp 1t with
seal"
Sandal Gorgeous Work.
The sandal shown in an enlarge
ment is one OF the most gorgeous
pieces OF human footwear 1t is the
most elaborate and rich sandal ever
found. The decoration in the center
of the strap that crosses the fnstep is
II.
inlay in semi-precious stones. Strips
of gold have been soldered on to sheet
gold. and it is like cloisonne work.
except that the strips inclose cut
stones instead of enamel.
On each side of the lotus design is a
beetle or other insect. Adjoining each
beetle is a ducks head. Mrs. Will
liams, who recently has been special
izing in Egyptian jewelry, was not
able to throw light on the materials
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flowers which appear on either side
or the central designs. I'VE must
await the statements of those who
have seen the sandals" she said.
Gold Work Is FiIigree.
The gold work attached to the CEN
ter OF the strap and extending for
ward apparently is filigree, according
to Mrs. Williams-that is TO say. the
tiny gold rings are not fixed on a
metal background. but are soldered
to one another, and the presence Of
solder may account for the oxidation
and variety of hues mentioned in the
dispatches from Luxor describing this
part of the sandal.
The child's glove is rare object
and one OF type which. in the ma
ture Of things. would survive for $500
years only when conditions were ex-
tremely favora BILE.
Mrs. Williams was loath to accept
the theory that the pleasing wooden
statue of Tutankhamen shown was a
model used in trying on robes or
jewelry. In the first place, she point
ed out that the royal headdress was
carved out of the same block. SO that
the figure could not be used for try
ing on headgear. This would natu-
rally detract from the utility of such
an object. Wood WAS mls'h used in
Egypt for works OF sculpture hence
the material does not mark it as a
manikin.
Lore of the Leopard's Head.
The Ieopard's head from the priest
robe found in the casket was IA deVel-
opment from the earlier practice of
priests in wearing the entire skin of
the leopard with the head dependent
from it. Sem was one OF the titles of
the high priest of Ptah at Memphis.
I'this Ptah being the artiicer among
the gods, credited in one myth with
the creation OF human beings.
The stool. in the opinion of Mrs,
Williams, was tomb property"
While the under part seems to have
been constructed so as to be collaps-
ible. the seat is rigid. so that II could
not be folded up like a campstool.
Mrs. Williams considered it TO be a
Itinerary object. built solely for the
service of Tutankhamen in his ever
lasting residence.