historical-nonfiction: Two things make this brooch special. The...

By: vivian on sexta-feira, maio 12, 2017

historical-nonfiction:

Two things make this brooch special. The first is that the brooch comes from Tutankamen’s tomb. What is the second?

1. Part of the beetle is made from comet-created silica glass
   
2. The iris in the eye is a special onyx imported from Spain
3. The papyrus fronds show what the plant’s leaves used to look like, 3,300 years ago
4. The brooch is a near-perfect replica of one found in a Second Dynasty tomb, about 1,300 years before Tutankamen was born

Answer: this brooch’s centerpiece is carved from silica, created by a comet over the Sahara, millions of years before Tutankamen.

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