See New Wonders In King Tut's Tomb. Northwest History. Far East 1. Egypt.

See New Wonders In King Tut's Tomb. Northwest History. Far East 1. Egypt.

The Spokesman Review

2/5/28

See New Wonders In King Tut's Tomb.; SEE NEW WONDERS IN KINGTUTS TOMB 18 Boats Provided to Ferry Monarch Over Styx. GOLDEN COFFINS Fourth Chamber Found to Contain Jumble of Goods Tumbled About. By Associated Pr« CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 5.—-A full i by a lifelike statuette of the tutelary goddess. port by Howard Carter, who has had Miniature Gold Coffins. entire charge of exploring the tomb Four receptacles were inside the of King Tutankhamen, of the past chest, each with a cover consisting season's work in clearing the third of a finely sculptured alabaster head and fourth chambers has been made of Tutankhamen. Inside each republic here. Further work on the ceptacle was a miniature gold coffin, tomb has been suspended, as It now a perfect copy of the great gold cof- is open to the public. fin of King Tutankhamen, and a per- Among the interesting discoveries feet specimen of the artist-gold- in the third chamber was a flotilla smith's art. of 18 boats, a survival of an ancient Another nest of miniature coffins custom of providing the dead with was found in. losing supposed heir- transport to heaven to render them looms. One of them contained a gold independent of Charon's services. statuette of Amen-Hotep, one of Charon, crochety and unobliging Tutankhamen's predecessors, as pha- ferryman of the Styx, river of the raoh of Egypt, and a lock of the hair dead, was a character of Greek and of Queen Tyi. Roman mythology, but is believed to Carter describes the fourth cham- have been of Egyptian origin. ber as an inextricable jumble of Suites to DO Penance. ££ T^lr'T^ ££££ % Another discovery was a number an earthquake, but evidently the of beautifully carved human figures work of robbers seeking gold, and In to serve as substitutes for the de- great contrast to the harmony and ceased in the event that Osiris, di- order of the third chamber. Objects vine king of the dead, imposed tasks rescued from this chamber have not of penitence on the new arrlvals.yet been examined thoroughly but perhaps unfitting the dignity of an many promised to be highly interest- jar of beautifully carved erkbaster , Apparently the fourth chamber was containing the king's viscera, and an ^tended for the storage of oils, elaborate canopic chest inclosing the wines and foodstuffs for the deceased jar, discovered early in the year. The *'"* to use beyond the grave, but whole elaborate construction of these tnere ,]vas als0 an overflow of funeral relics was covered with gold and ParaPhernalia, including couches, brilliantly inlaid sacred cobras. The chairs. footstools, gaming boards, chest, like the jar, was of semi-trans- weapons, toys and alabaster vases of lucent alabaster, and was guarded a11 shaPes and sizes.

Golden Coffins

King tut's tomb

King tut

Chamber

Howard carter

Cairo

Egypt

King tutankhamen

Charon's service

Styx

Greek

Osiris

Amen-hotep

Queen tyi

Earthquaking

Foodstuffs

Overflow

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