The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
The Curtain Of Mystery Is DTuvn Aside After 5000
. Years, to GiDe Us Peep Into All the Fascinating
Details Of Life on the Banks Of the Nile Thirty
Centuries Ago, EDen to the Very Golden Beds Of His
Egyptian Majesty and His Queen

glove, so small that il was apparently
worn By Tutankhamen when an infant.
This had evidently been tenderIy pre-
served BY the mOnarch,s mother and IN
cluded among the cherished objects that
his family sealed ii the tomb with his
body.
Close BY this box and beneath the throne
chair was another oblong box, four feet
long by two feet broad, containing further
specimens Of Tutankhamen's underwear.
This box aroused considerable interest.
Made of ebony and richly ornamented
with gold, it bore hieroglyphics detailing
what it contained, and on the cover thes
Kings and Queens cartOuches, 81 name
plates, all IN gold
Also beside the throne was an exquisite
footstool, gOrgeously inlaid with gold hg-
ures 81 Asiatic and African captives It's
perhaps significant Of the overIordship 81
Egypt that whenever pharaoh sat on his
throne he LACED his feet on the figures Of
these captives
Close ~ many Of the symbols Of office
Of Pharaoh Tutankhamen were discovered.
Mr. Garter found ! box containing large
metal mace. There were also numerous
slaves used By the King. al beauti fully
wrought. But the most surprising Of them
al was the King,s crOsier, which was prob
ably carried BY him ii his capacity IS
god The significant thing about this crO-
sief was It's shape, which Is practically
identical with that Of the crosiers the Cop
tic bishops carry even to this day.
The high estate Of the Pharaoh was also
expressed III the carving of this cSpsier.
It's end comprised two figures Of captives,
an Asiatic and an African, similar I'd the
figures Of captives on the kings footstool
The figures showed skilled workmanship,
adorned with silver, ivory and ebony. The
faces Of ivory, now colOred BY time. made
them look like the very people they
were carved to represent.
In this particular box arrows were
found and, strange IS Il may seem, there
was evidence that the robbers who had
broken into the tomb had taken the bronze
tips Of these arrows as part Of their loot,
while they left behind objects Of incaleul-
able value. This singular fact gives the
appearance that the tomb was probably
looted shortly after the body Of King
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tomb, as bronze was Of great value In
those days. The fact that many Of the
tombs of ancient Egyptian rulers show
signs that they were plundered has led
archaeOlogists to believe that it was quite
customary for robbers to reopen the
tombs of the dead shortly after burial
An intensely dramatic incident occurred
when one Of the objects Of this particular
box was subjected to preservative treat
ment. IT was staff, and when cleaned
an exclamation Of surprise burst from the
lips Of the man engaged in the task. His
labOrs revealed that this particular staff
was made of the bark Of different trees
and inlaid with electrum and brilliantly
colored beetles that shone in the sun as
if they were iridescent living creatures
which had given their wings to the bright
sunshine.
Near at hand we're other boxes contain
ing more clothing and objects for the
kings personal adornment. Sandals he
wore excited quite bit of curiosity.
Time had so corrOded the leather that it
had turned into sticky substance, just
about capable of keeping the decorations
together.
These ornamented sandals were photo
graphed as soon as discovered. The
ornaments consisted of gold fiat buttons
which to-day have, probably through
oxidation, assumed various cOlOrs. Small
gold buckles were attached to the thongs
that kept the sandals to the foot, and at
the upper part, where the thong goes be-
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