EGYPTIAN MUMMY.
DISCOVERY IN DESERT, JEWELS 3000 YEARS OLD. The Cairo papers recently reported an. important discovery made in 'the western desert, where a mummy, presumably of an Egyptian queen, had been found. The mummy! is covered with jewels, including 18 gold and silver bracelets, five necklets in brilliants, and a crown of brilliants. Near the mummy, it is stated, were found other necklets in sapphires and brilliants, as well as a statuette carved in porphyry. The hieroglyphics indicate that the remains are 3000 years old, but it is not known to what dynasty the queen belonged.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3687, 6 September 1927, Page 4
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97EGYPTIAN MUMMY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3687, 6 September 1927, Page 4
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