Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-01-04 | Page 1 | Tut's Coffin Found after 3000 Years

TOTS TUT'S COFFIN FOUND AFTER YEARS I Sarcophagus of Pink Pinki i Granite Is Elaborately Carved LUXOR Ig Egypt pt Jan 44 4 p The sarcophagus of ot has been brought to light after atter re- re remaining remaining re remaining hidden for more than years cars In the t tomb b of the pharoah In the Valley f the Kings The long Ions sought for treasure of carved from pinkish granite probably stone lies wIthin the fourth casket of blaz blaz- blazIng blazing blazing ing gold gold-a gold a ca casket ket even more bril bril- brilliant brilliant brilliant than the other shrines enclosIng enclosing enclosing ing the s Its doors co covered ered with cartouches of the lead dead pharoah surrounding a 0 fig fig- urn fig urn of the monarch The sarcophagus Is elaborately carved and there Is reason to be- be believe belleve be believe lieve it wll prove prave to be of oven 0 en greater artistic value alue then thas the pInk sarcophagus of or the famous alabaster bastel coffin of S tl I In ht the Soane museum In London Following up yesterdays yesterday's s 's discovery ery ery of the fourth casket the tho search was proceeded with and In the presence of Professor Percy E Newberry the noted and the other members of ot his staff Ho Howard Carter In charge of ot the tho exploration unbolted the doors of the fourth shrine disclosing tHe tue sarcophagus and tend finally establish establish- establishing Ing Ing the fact that the last resting re place of or has r really been discovered