GRAVE OF FORGOTTEN KING
A cavern found in Southern Rhodes sia bv the expedition headed by T)i* Leo Urobenius, of the University of Frankfort, is said to be the br-ial ground of a forgotten king. The wall drawings show a mummified bull and underneath 'the sacrificed zebra, and beside the latter is the hide of the bull, in which the dead king was wrapped,and from which his head protrudes.. Hard-by is the rock grave, a mahogany tree, and a termite hill. Tho symbols of sovereignty—the , bow and arrow; —are shown being handed to the new king.
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Evening Star, Issue 20780, 30 April 1931, Page 2
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96GRAVE OF FORGOTTEN KING Evening Star, Issue 20780, 30 April 1931, Page 2
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