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...February, Rowe and Greenlees were astonished to find in the rock surface a rectangular bed of plaster of paris. There seemed to have been little attempt at concealment because with the mud and small pieces of rock conglomerate brushed off the plaster was instantly recognizable. The rectangular shape seemed definitely to show that a stairway was cut into the rock and had been filled up to the surface with plaster The tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings had just such an entrance but it was filled only with debris. At Thebes, however, there was not so great...
Nevertheless they quarried out the plaster, came to the first step, then to other and removed blocks of masonry. Finally they came to the bottom and found that their surmises were correct. There was no tomb entrance at the foot of the stairway. Perhaps, after some great ruler had had the cut made, he decided to be buried elsewhere. Perhaps the ancient king had died prematurely, had been disposed of hastily and the stairs filled...
...contents of the Museum are both originals and reproductions in plaster ("costs"). Some of the groups may be named...
...sculpture pieces and the drawings which have been loaned by the artist himself will remain on exhibition only until the middle of this week. It is believed that this collection, which includes the marble portrait statue of Mestrovic's mother, the bronzed plaster "Memories" and two wood carvings in bas relief, will be put on exhibition elsewhere in this country...
...works now on exhibition at Fogg Museum the most important are the marble portrait statue of Mestrovic's mother and the bronzed plaster nude entitled 'Memories', said Director Forbes. "The two carven wood panels. 'The Unhappy Angel' and 'Boy' are illustrative of the type of work being done by several modernist supporters...