Posted on 07/16/2009 2:32:35 PM PDT by decimon
Lord Carnarvon, the man who funded the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and died five months later in mysterious circumstances before he could actually see the mummy's face, was a superstitious man who wore the same lucky bow tie all his life.
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The end of the exhibition also represents the end of the story for Lord Carnarvon: on display the razor which he used in 1923. He cut a mosquito bite while shaving and the wound turned septic. He died of pneumonia brought on by blood poisoning on April 5, 1923, in the "hour of his triumph," as Carter wrote.
His death was marked by all lights going out in Cairo and his dog, Susie, dying at Highclere at the exact time of her master's death in Cairo. They are both buried on a hill overlooking Highclere Castle.
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Tut tut ping.
BATMAN! (pron.: baht-mahn)
He could have won a Grammy.
LOL
I wonder if he knew Jim Thompson.
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Heh... thanks decimon! The article managed to sneak in a reference to Caernavon's "mysterious" death. He nicked a mosquito bite while shaving and died of an infection. Cool pictures! |
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Sounds like his quirks lent to the drama.
RIP your lordship and your little dog too...
Fscinating. Thanks for posting. I wish there were more pictures of the “treasures”.
Man, that's really, really bad luck.
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