Arthur Cruttenden Mace
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Arthur Cruttenden Mace was an English Egyptologist who began his career excavating with W. M. Flinders Petrie. Examples of his finds are in many museum
s in the United Kingdom
.
. A similar suggestion has been made about the death of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
, who died in 1923.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Death
It has been suggested that Mace may have died as a result of the Curse of the pharaohsCurse of the Pharaohs
The curse of the pharaohs refers to the belief that any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh is placed under a curse.There are occasional instances of curses appearing inside or on the facade of a tomb as in the case of the mastaba of Khentika Ikhekhi of the 6th dynasty at...
. A similar suggestion has been made about the death of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the search for and the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.-Biography:...
, who died in 1923.
External links
- Article in Italian Wikipedia