| Show Head of Tutankhamen's s Law Father m atner-m- Is a Metr Metropolitan politan Museum Treasure Was His Son-in- Son L Laws Law's ws w's Predecessor on the Throne Features Cut in Red Quartzite Cherished Cherish Pos Pos- session By W. W G. G BOWDOIN 1 S The Tho remarkable discoveries made ai at Luxor by Lord Ca Carnarvon arvon and Mr Carter have all eyes upon Egypt and the wonders that have been ben preserved for fog over years l In a historic tomb under the favorable conditions that perhaps exist only In In that country The wealth of Tutankhamen thus revealed Is likely to exert a powerful Influence In fashion n In n design In furniture and In many other ways I Through the good offices of Cheney Cheney Choney Che Cho- ney Bros of or New York a young lady has already been dispatched to Egypt to study the mortuary art that Is now making modern history after lying quiescent for centuries These J Egyptian excavations and discoveries are perhaps the most Important ever made and are at attracting attracting attracting at- at royal visitors as well as others to the scene of the excava excava- These accounts appear In the leading papers and excite popular Interest The Metropolitan museum Is greatly Interested In Egypt and In Egyptian exploration and has for some years maintained an Egyptian exploration activity The museum under the direction of Mr lr curator of the de department department de- de of Egyptology who is now In n Egypt a as the museums museum's representative at the tho opening of the young tomb has made many discoveries discoveries eries cries for the museum which are on free exhibition at the museum for forthe forthe forthe the study of anyone who Is Inter Inter- ested The museum has removed from Egypt a complete tomb of ot small di dimensions dimensions di- di which has been reconstructed reconstructed reconstructed recon recon- In the museum building and now stands there as it originally did In Egypt The Metropolitan museum owns the ring that was once worn by King Tutankhamen and It also has as one of or Its remarkable treasures the head I of cut In red quartzite and He Ie was the law father predecessor of the youthful King King- Tutankhamen In IIi the museum there Is also the tho effigy of a kneeling Egyptian with an Inscribed tablet covered with hieroglyphics which formed the written language of the ancient Egyptians These picture words were translated by means of ot the Rosetta stone now In the British museum and to which Institution It came from Napoleon I. I Another most Interesting series Inthe inthe in inthe the Metropolitan museum shows the Jewelry that was found by one of ot the museums museum's expeditions which had been overlooked by the ancient tomb robbers and which was covered covered cov Coy ered with Nile mud which preserved d dit it untarnished until Its Us recovery and cle cleansing till now It constitutes constitutes constitutes an Inspiration n to modern designers designers de designers de- de signers who constantly study at the museum The Egyptian traditions their folk lore and their art ideas are set forth In a most Joyous f fashion n and with an artistry that holds Its own with the best output of present day craftsmen Another spectacular exhibit at the tho Metropolitan museum dating from the eleventh dyn dynasty sty found two shows effigies of ot a aking's akings akings aking's akings aking's years ago toy kings king's cattle and other possessions that were mortuary objects 1 placed 1 ced In l Ills his s tomb to make his his' entrance future life easy and pleasant He himself was figured In toy form and certain of his pleasures and occupations are figured lre 1 In tn these miniature carvings that tell us 01 or of today much of the home life anc and beU beliefs ts of the Egyptian people of both high and low degrees The wealth of or Tutankhamen as s revealed by the present finds passes anything previously known In archeology archeology arch arch- and the condition of ot much of ot the material Is such that with Inconsequential treatment most 01 ot of it can be restored to its origInal condition as It was when it left the hands of ot th the creating artisans th the tho wood carvers and the tho metal workers 0 Much speculation has naturally arisen as to the light which this most recent Egyptian discovery will shed on doubtful history That It will be of the highest Importance cannot be doubted and It Is earnestly earnest earnest- ly to be hoped that some of ot the Tutankhamen relics may come into the collection of ot the Metropolitan I Museum of or Art |
