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Show A VERY FINE MUMMY. Body of Priest Unearthed After Four Thousand Years. The German Oriental society has been most successful in its explorations explora-tions at Abu-Sir in Egypt, and most interesting "finds" were distributed among the Berlin museums during the month of October. One of the most important discoveries was a perfectly preserved mummy of Jen Em Jechvet, the high priest of the temple, who died about 2,000 years before Christ. The body was found in a family vault, which also contained the remains of his priest and reader and their wives. Only three tombs of such an age have been found in good preservation during dur-ing the last century, and this is the first time that the contents have been brought safely to Eirope. Jen lay in hi coffin enveloped in a brown linen shroud, just as. he had been placed there 4,000 years ago. In accordance with the fashion of the time, he has small side whiskers, and a longer tuft on his chin, and rriseyes are made to appear unnaturally long by means of the careful application of rouge. The wig, which is large and parted down the middle, has a bluish tint verging on green, and must originally have been the color of lapis lazuli, in imitation imita-tion of the hair worn by Egyptian gods. The mummy was lying slightly on the left side, as Egyptians sleep today, to-day, and the headrested on a support sup-port such as is still,' in use in the Soudan. The eyes are turned toward the rising sun. Two staffs were found beside the body, and a little wooden statue. |