Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1899 — An Ancient Egyptian Town. [ARTICLE]

An Ancient Egyptian Town.

M. Oayet, a Frenchman, has made interesting excavations on the site of ancient Antinoe, in Egypt, which was built by Hadrian 240 A. D. and flourished in Roman times. He has discovered a number of Egyptian temples* including an oratory of the date of 1822 B. C.; the field of offerings made by pilgrim® to the shrine of Antinous, ana the famous Necropolis. In the Byzantine portion of the latter he has unearthed sofae well-preserved mummies, each clad in gay attire and wearing a portrait mask. Among them is that of Empress Sabine, wire of Hadrian, with her little curly locks forming a sore of diadem to her brow. The dresses will be of much value to costumers, especially as their colors are fresh. They consist in general of a white shirt, embroidered with flowers, etc.; a scarlet robe, and a mantle of ornamented cloth. The footgear is black stockings, with leather shoes. The headgear is a turban, trimmed with lace. Jewelry, vases, statuettes, zithers, mirrors, etc.,were found along with these. Apparently the GraecoRoman women of Antinoe were all blond, but analysis of their hair shows that they dyed it with henna.—N. Y. Time*