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(Nov. 13 Continued)

During the afternoon the above objects were removed, and

the right forearm and hand braced - and further ex Anatomical

Examination was made.

The soft tissues of the body were found to be all in a very

brittle and carbonized condition.

Further than the above discoveries there is little to add today,

owing to the greater part of the day being occupied in making

archaeological, anatomical and photographic notes.

Though we have only reached as far as the forearms of

the young King, the upper portion and head having yet to be

examined, 52 groups of objects - personal & religious jewellery -

have been discovered, all of which are of the finest workmanship

and their exact positions recorded. If therefore the upper parts and

the head are equally proportionally rich, we can begin to

realize the mass of wealth that and profusion that adorned

with which it seems to have been customary to adorn the

remains of these ancient pharaohs buried in this Royal

Necropolis.

We have been today besieged with numerous press agents.

Nov. 14. 1925.

In all the material we have just seen we have a good <vivid> <clear>

insight of the work of the skilled craftsmen of Thebes. The

court artisans were naturally picked men, and in this

last discovery we can discern the refinement of their art.

I say refinement, for the technique in many ways

is perhaps not so fine as regards finish as that of the

Middle Kingdom jewellers, but if the technical skill be

not so good, the refined taste displayed surpasses our

expectations. It would tax our gold-smiths of today

to surpass such refinement as is found in these Royal

Ornaments.