The Silver Pharaohs: The Royal Tombs of Tanis by Hinarejos Benjamin Collado

Author:Hinarejos, Benjamin Collado [Hinarejos, Benjamin Collado]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

The Tomb of Psusennes I

"Our eyes were accustomed gradually, now we could see the dark depths of a room. [...] What we saw then filled us with admiration ... The dream! The legendary dream of every archaeologist [... ] to see open before him the true cave of Ali Baba. The dream had come true! [...] Before us, on the floor, we vaguely distinguished lots of mixed objects of which emerged the glittering of gold. A series of stone and alabaster vessels, including canopic jars still standing against the wall. On the right, a black shape with purple reflections laid on a stone platform. A statue? It looked more like a mummy container, yes, a sort of anthropomorphic sarcophagus, but topped with the head of a bird, a so unusual tomb that nothing like it was known in the archaeological records. A crack in the side of the casket let out reflections from polished, shiny gold, unaltered, as new [...] ". (Goyon (G.) The discovery of the treasures of Tanis, Paris, 2004).

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