How the excavation of Tutankhamen was reported by
The Illustrated London News 1928 - October 6th
166. A peculiar symbol of resurrection from Tutankhamen's tomb:
A "Germinating" figure of Osiris formed of Nile silt planted with corn
moistened for sprouting.
167. More treasures from Tutankhamen's tomb:
unpublished photographs of a germinating Osiris and an
Osirade "Cenotaph" now in the Cairo Museum
Fig 1. Wrapped in linen and bandaged like a mummy: A life size figure of a "germinating" Osiris
Fig. 2 A small Osiride statuette of Tutankhamen flanked by the Ba-Bird and the Falcon "Ka"
A vertical view (below) (about 12 inches long)
168. The first photographs of Tutankhamen's presentation Cenotaph