Page 549 - Atlas of Creation Volume 2
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Harun Yahya













                                                                                                                           (1, 2) Finely
                                                                                                                           worked pec-
                                                                                                                           torals of the
                                                                                                                           king, crafted
                                                                                                                           of gold, sil-
                                                                                                                           ver and semi-
                                                                                                                           precious
                                                                                                                           stones
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                                                                                                                          (4) A small, long-
                                                                                                                          spouted pitcher made
                                                                     (3) A pair of                                        of hard gold still
                                                                     finely crafted                                       maintains its strength
                                                                     sandals                                              and brightness.
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                                                             (5) This golden or-
                                                             nament found at                 6
                             5                               the neck of
                                                             Tutankhamen's
                                                             mummy contains
                                                             very fine gold
                                                             workmanship;
                                                             around 150 other
                                                             jewels were found
                                                             on the same
                                                             mummy.






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                                                                                               (6) A gold-plated wooden chest set on a sil-
                                                                                               ver-plated sledge







                                                                                        The fine workmanship in the jewels shows
                                                                                        that sophisticated goldsmith's tools were
                                                                                        employed. In the absence of such equip-
                                                                                        ment, such fine workmanship is impossi-
                                                                                        ble. The quality and delicacy of Egyptian
                                                                                        gold workmanship is equal to that of the
                                                                                        present day.
                       (7) A pectoral made of gold, lapis lazuli and
                       turquoise, discovered at Tanis


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