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42_86 Cairo, Egypt found sealed with wax. When the seal was broken there was a distinct odor of the perfume. The King's [?] cup is here. It is of alabaster and of graceful outline. (Compare the [?] cup of in Exodus.) One set of cups is of the Lotus pattern, two smaller sups flanking a large central one. On one of the "cups" on flowers the petals of the Lotus show particularly well. This piece is very delicate. On one if the funeral urns, there are wonderful drawings of a bull attacked by a lion with a dog below. THere is also a "little house" sheathed in gold; it originally contained a little gold statue of the King, but the box was looted some time after the memorial ceremonies. |
42_87 Feb. 3, 1926 Tut's throne chair is as wonderful and magnificent a piece of art as it has been described as being. On the back of the chair is a figure of the king in full regalia (the body magenta), with the Queen anointing his body. She is in full regalia and also has a magenta body. the gold lion heads on the arms of the chair are extremely natural and life-like, that is to say, they are truly artistic. Above the figures of the king and queen is a sun, with the rays stretching down hands. The chair behind has a wonderful lotus bloom flare in gold. THe serpent's heads have sun-diskc. The lapus-lazuli inlay is everywhere remarkable. On each side the chair is a bird with outstretched wing - that is an ornament to the arm. |
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