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It's quite an elaborate affair.

There were Nubians coming in with the rolled up carpets and out of the carpet came Ruth Sandinney,

who was the fabulous dancer of the day doing her exotic dance, and they were recreating the scene of

Anthony and Cleopatra returning to Alexandria. It was quite an event. We don't see many pieces

of Lewis Comfort Tiffany from this Egyptian period that often in the market. So having one come

up is really extraordinary. Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewelry, an author, broadcaster, and the woman who initiated the

role of Jewelry editor at magazines like Tapler and British Vogue. This is a podcast for everyone.

The people who do like jewellery,

for people who don't realise they like jewellery,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts,

new ideas and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales,

meeting sorts of people delving into four centuries of jewelry culture and investigate what's happening now.

We'll be streaming our episode of sustainability in fashion and jewelry in the new year.

In the meantime, we'll be devoting the next two episodes

to the discovery of King Tutin Carmum's tomb, which was a hundred years ago this week. Ancient

Egypt has obsessed the imagination of the West ever since archaeologists began uncovering jewels

from this exotic civilization. But the discovery of this tomb is extraordinary.

It was in the summer of 1922 when Lord Carnarvan was deciding whether or not to allow archaeologists

Howard Carter one last season of excavation in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Up and to that point, Lord Carnarvan had

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