The Washington times., 1923-02-18
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beautiful that archaeolo-
gists believe women of
fashion viii no doubt be Is.
glad to wear duplicates of
King Tutankhamen's foot
wear as soon as they can be
REPRODUCED.
Along with the sandals
were linen robes that had
once adorned the body of
the king. These robes
scintillated with hundreds
of gorgeously colored beads
worked in ornate designs
into the delicate fabric.
The archaeologists soon dis
covered that as soon as this
linen was touched, it dis
solved into dust and no
semblance of the pattern or
characterization remained
So now they make it
practise to photograph
every object made Of linen
before it is handled, with
the intention Of getting an
exact picture reproduction
Of the ornamentation
worked into the linen. BY
this means they hope to
preserve the exact orna-
mentation upon duplicate
garments of modern linen.
Perhaps among the most
remarkable objects found
in the tomb, from re-
ligious point Of view, were
the little ushabti fgurines
OF the king in wood, which
showed signs Of having at
one time been beautifully
painted, but which were
now thoroughly faded out.
The inscriptions on these
little fgurines were made
with great care and were of
the usual ushabti texts A
small sacred serpent in
silver adorned the forehead
# the King. According to
the Egyptian faith, of which
the King himself was the
head, the ushabti fgurines
were intended to do the
hard labor Of the King in
the next world
A touch Of pathos was given by the
attitude Of one Of these figurines, whose
head was bowed and arms meekly folded
across the breast. The idea of this
igurine, no doubt, was to plead to the
gods to spare the Pharaoh, while the little
fgurine itself would accomplish the dis
liked tasks in the next world.
These fgurines were made Of ebony,
beautifully inlaid with gold.
Together with these little figurines, q
shrine was discovered. This also was
made of wood and, like everything in the
tomb, richly inIaid with gold. But the
strange fact is that the gold decorative
effect on the shrine was Of various scenes
It was divided into sections, showing the
Pharaoh in his chariot at the head of his
huntsmen, surrounded by horses and ele-
plants. One section showed him letting
go an arrow at snarling lion, and in an
other he is depicted careening over the
desert chasing antelope. The hero
glyphics on the corners were all that gave
a religious touch to this shrine. These
described Tutankhamen as lord of the
two lands, upper and lower Egypt, giver
Of all life, strength, health and happiness.
A peculiar thing that surprised the ex-
cavators about this shrine was that it had
been despoiled of all emblems of the other
world, such as serpents emerging from
the tomb, which are very common on all
the shrines of Egypt.
Other treasures removed the same day
as the shrine was discovered included
two yokes from Tutankhamen's chariOts
and q gold-studded chariot wheel with the
rims worn so that there seemed no doubt
that the Pharaoh had made use of it more
than the other chariots in his tomb. This
chariot, together with the others and
lion-headed couch, some statues and grass
mats lay packed up close to the entrance
of the inner tomb, where the body OF
Tutankhamen, it is hoped, will be found.
Near this entrance the excavators
found what they believed to be the oldest
specimens of canned meat in existence.
This meat had been embalmed and was
contained in elliptical receptacles resem-
bling huge Easter eggs. The meats were
veniG0n, uuck anu JolntS OF game. FOur
bronze candiesticks of great beauty, one
containing a perfect candle, were also re-
moved.
But the great object of the quest will
be the hoped-for discovery of Tutankha-
mems body, which Lord Carnarvon looks
forward to when he opens the inner tomb.
When the archaeologists force open the
alabaster coffin and remove the covering
of beaten gold from the body, they hope
to carry the shrouded form into the sun