Evening star., 1923-02-21
Tomb Treasures May Reuise
AU Ideas About ancient E egypt
More Evidence Is Found to PrOue
/; Tutank1,aaer, Vas Only IL or
Is Years Old.

masculine color, with the headdress
of yellow.
It will be extremely interesting to
see at some future date how closely
the corselet now being restored actu-
ally fits the dummy. We already see
that the collar could only have en-
circled the neck Of Il nero boy, or an
extraordinarily thin-necked man.
Then there is the matter of the size
of the gloves or gauntlets found. You
have already had fully described the
first specimen found and know that
even allowing for any abnormal
shrinkage that may have occurred
during 5000 years. it must have been
made for a very small hand. We have
now found two or three others, one of
which is very peculiar. 1t is divided
into three sections, one for the thumb,
one for the first finger and one, neces-
sarily much larger, for the remaining
three fingers. 1t is difficult to imagine
the use of this curious partltlonlng,
but possibly they were driving gloves.
OF course. gloves or mittens are often
made now with one chamber FOR the
thumb and another for the fingers
undivided, especially for wear in cold
countries. because they are supposed
to keep the hands warmer than when
each finger is separately cased, but
the question of the warmth of a glove
can hardly have been considered In
Egypt. II seems more likely that 1t
had to do with the convenience of
handling the reins. Anyhow, all these
gloves are very small and can hardly
have been worn by full grown man.
Was IL or IS Years Old.
With the other indications they
seem strongly to reinforce the theory
already put forward that Tutankha-
men was still young at his death,
probably not exceeding seventeen or
| eighteen years. Perhaps some day we
/ I 1s
| story of the boys short reign and
| early death. for all the circumstances
| of his period are at present shroudeo
| in mystery.
Morning again there was great ac-
| tivity on the west bank of the Nile
| because the day had been fixed for
! the first batch of general visitors
| equipped with permits from the min
! istry of public works There were
between fifty and sixty visitors to
| the new chamber. many coming up
| specially from Cairo. Besides these
| there were the weekly steamer loads
1 of tourists who always visit the west
| bank on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
AS a result of this crowding those
who had not taken the precaution of
| hiring some conveyance could procure
| neither donkey, mule, sand cart nor
| carriage.
| Tutankhamens tomb has, indeed,
proved a veritable godsend not only
| to transport owners but also to the
| hotels, liverieS and shopkeepers. One
| transman said to me: .'InSh Allah
! tPlease Cod they find tomb mex.
| year also"
Visitors to Tomb.
! Among those who visited the tomb
| today were Lady Somerlevton and
Lady Ribbledale. Sir Donald and Lady
! MacLean, Sir Edward and Lady Beau
| champ; Whiting Andrews. first Secre-
tary to the American legation, and
! r. Furness. oriental secretary to the
| residency. There was much diSap-
| pointment because no one could see
the inside of the sepulchral chamber.
| A barrier had been erected across the
ante-chamber where the wall had
been, permitting only view of the
| side of the catafalQue with its glorl-
Gus gold and blue DECORATION and OF
the entrance to the store chamber:
The Queen of the Belgians attended
the native fair which is held every
Tuesday outside of Luxor. she re.
manned some time in the camel and
donkey market, and was much
! amused by the native trick perform
ers, who are always feature of these
| local gatherings. The queen, who
| has always been greatly interested in
Psychological matters and came 10
Luxor chiefly to see Tutankhamen'
| tomb, will revisit the more important
! monuments which she already knows
| by Prof. Jean Capart, she has been to
| Karnak, and has also spent a long
| time in that gem Of ancient temples,
| the Luxor Temple, where she eX-
amined with interest the obliteration
| Of Tutankhamen's cartouches. which
had been ordered out of jealousy by
Horlemeb, his neXt-but-one successor.
May Close Tomb Next Week.
| Some days ago informed you that
| after devoting this week to visitors
! and sightseers 1t was the intention
! again to close up the inner chamber
| of the tomb Of Tutankhamen. A
! larger program is now contemplated
and probably at tho end if this week
or perhaps on Monday. the whole
| tomb will be closed. Nothing has
| been definitely decided, but 1T is quite
on the cards that in a fortnight from
now every entrance Will finally be
| sealed till next autumn, and that the
! whole tomb will be buried deep under
| a few hundred tons of stones in order
to keep it safe through the summer
AS for the inner chamber, I told
! YOU yeste rday of the dangers and ap-
| to go in. As a matter of fact, an ex-
animation discloses that some dam
age has already been done. In places
the gliding of the wall Of the taber-
nacle has been abrased and bits OF
the beautiful blue faience inlaSing
have been dislodged. 1t is nothing
serious or irreparable, but it shows
| that while Lord Carnarvon and Mr.
Carter are anxious to show every
consideration both to government
officials and to the general public
they have already strained courtesy
to utmost limits Of prudence.
Brief Survey OF Situation.
For the rest brief survey of the
situation will make things clear. YOU
sknow how tremendous was the treas.
ure disclosed on the first discovery
last year, and you have read daily
accounts of the wonderful articles al
they were brought out of the tomt
and have seen photographs of many
of them. 1t is now estimated thai
all that represents perhaps about one.
fourth Of what is now in sight Wher
say in sight, 1T must be RENE mbereC
that there are successive tabernacles
yet to be opened, and while all Il
| conjectural, there is reasonable hone
that they will contain the most pre-
cious. though not largest, things of all
Moreover, Providence only know:
what yet lies unsupported in the
two treasure chambers now opened
namely, the annex to the outer cham
Der and the room opening off the
apartment containing the tabernacle.
which have not been explored. The
wealth of the whole discovery is nj
most unrealizable.
i, ANCIENT TEMPLE FOUND.