Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . WHERE THE MUMMY OF PHARAOH WAS TO THE TOMB. 412 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUMMY OF PHARAOH. and close together; the nose is long, arched, and thin, andslightly crushed at the tip by the pressure of the temples are sunken; the cheek-bones very prominent;the ears round, and pierced like those of a woman for the. PROFILE OF KING PHARAOH, RAJIESES II.(The Pharaoh of the Oppression.) wearing of ear-rings. The jaw-bone is massive and strong;the mouth small, and when first exposed w
Our journey around the world; an illustrated record of a year's travel of forty thousand . WHERE THE MUMMY OF PHARAOH WAS TO THE TOMB. 412 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUMMY OF PHARAOH. and close together; the nose is long, arched, and thin, andslightly crushed at the tip by the pressure of the temples are sunken; the cheek-bones very prominent;the ears round, and pierced like those of a woman for the. PROFILE OF KING PHARAOH, RAJIESES II.(The Pharaoh of the Oppression.) wearing of ear-rings. The jaw-bone is massive and strong;the mouth small, and when first exposed was full of somekind of black paste. This paste being partly removed dis-closed much worn teeth, which, however, are white andwell preserved. The mustache and beard are white andthin. They seem to have been kept shaven during life, but LOOKING INTO PHARAOHS FACE. 413 were probably allowed to grow during the kings last illness,or they may have grown after death. The skin is of earthybrown, spotted with black. Finally, it may be said, the faceof the mummy gives a fair idea of the face of the livingking. The expression is unintellectual, perhaps slightly
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