ANCIENT CHARIOT
FROM TOMB TO LUXOR. EMBOSSED IN GOLD. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, February 5. A Luxor correspondent states thattho spectators were thrilled at_ the withdrawal into brilliant r.unr.hme ol a chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamen. , . . . The body if* made ot covered mside and Outkido with embossed gold, ar.d decorated with golden rosettes and bands. It is inlaid with [semiprecious stones or coloured glass. The centre panel bears cartouches of Tutankhamen, and round the inside front edge, projecting inwards, is an open frieze of wood with ert-out figures, presumably representing Tutankha-r men’s prisoners of war, apparently Asiatics. , . ~ , . , A minor part of tho vehiclo is decayed, buFAot beyond repair.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11438, 7 February 1923, Page 6
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111ANCIENT CHARIOT New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11438, 7 February 1923, Page 6
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