Cleveland Museum of Art / Chanel In 1924, Paris jeweler Cartier debuted a makeup vanity case inspired by the door of an ancient Egyptian tomb. Adorned with mother of pearl, coral and lapis lazuli ...

Yet this was no luxurious family tomb, as might have been expected. Instead, the archaeologists were astonished to discover dozens of expensive coffins jammed together, piled to the ceiling as if ...

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This stone tomb is covered by an enormous rock ... Its name, specifically ”Ishibutai”, derives from rumors that the flat stone ceiling was once used as a stage.