Evening star., 1923-02-19
cARNARV0N WRITES OF
WONDERS He SAW IN
TOMB OF PHAROAH

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ness and magnifcence to which he
w.s admitted today. Later the
Aow1Eer sultana. came and saw and
admired. Then at almost $3.50 yester-
day afternoon the Bel lgian queen and
Prince Leopold went In and saw the
statues guarding the pierced door Of
tho mortuary chapel, the glowing
sArcophagus within and the heap Of
wonderful Itinerary equipment in the
annex
Was Once One Room.
This sarcophagus or canopy fits so
closely into the mortuary chapel that
1t seems certain that what is now the
Der were originally one long room cut
from solid rock. 1t seems as if the
burial party took the finest treasures
and put them In tho annex to the NOR
tuAsy chapel; then they brought in
the comm with its embalmed remains
and placed 1t on the floor; then they
covered 1t with canopies, each larger
than the one before 1t. And having
so entombed the Pharoah and sought
to guard the body against violation
until Ba or soul should return and re-
enter the body and a new edition of
Tutankhamen proceed at last to the
Elysian fields. They proceeded to di-
vide the mortuary chapel from the
ante-chamber by the simple expert
ment OF building a defensive stone
work across the room about foot
from the canopy and covering 1t with
concrete.
They must have done It this way.
else how could they possibly have got
walls Of which are nowhere more than
4 foot from the sides of the outer
sarcophagus. In fact, the walls Of
rock make a fifth canopy as If they
were calling on mother earth to en-
brace Tutankhmen until the day Of
his release from the bondage of death
dAvned.
When the Queen Of the Belgians
emerged again into the fresh air
she seemed totally overcome. She
= chair as II heartily glad to escape.
She refused the lemon squash offered
and family asked for a drink Of wa
ter. which was smartly produced. A
few minutes later Lord Ailenby went
in; followed by the disceyerer's
tomb was locked up again and the
party went to seek tea.
Press View Today.
The tomb will be reopened today
for the press view.
There has been no time for full
Investigation Of the latest phase of
tempt likely now to be made for some
months. It is anticipated that the
excavators. realizing that it is I'm
possible to make adequate progress
with tho work, which Is bound to
take At least two years, probably
will close up the tomb until next
autumn, when they will come again
with q fuller staff.
But daily fresh details come to light.
Among the interesting items cleaned
through the Arham News Bureau at
Luxor is the fact that on top of the
outside canopy is a long wavy SER
pent. Inside the canopy, in addition
to the things already listed, is what
appears to be vest made of gold wire,
from which precious stones are suS-
pended and amulets hang. This Is a
royal emblem worn by Tutankhamen.
Two Miniature Statues.
In q niche Of the annex Of tho NOR
tuary chapel are two miniature
statues OF the king on lionesses. Also
in the ann * are seven Itinerary boats,
innumerable boxes and a Itinerary
sledge on which is a sacred boat with
An Image OF q god, carried from Kar-
max to the abode Of the dead. It is Of
wood covered with gold. and was car
ried on tho shoulders of priests spe-
cially chosen for the task. It is about
Ave feet long and nearly two feet
wide.
A huge box six feet high. in the
annex, contains four canopic jars
with heads OF titulary deities. There
are boxes galore still sealed and a
wealth OF other things