Retired U.S. made ​​for himself a replica of the ark of the Egyptian pharaohs

 

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Retired U.S. spent 25 years and 10 thousand dollars for making accurate copy replica of the ark of the Egyptian pharaohs, would like to put it is the same after his death.
The newspaper "Daily Mail" Britain's unique Gnthert (89 years) who served as a postman before retirement began his work on making the coffin before the quarter of a century, where he studied the art of carpentry and briefed on the specifics of ancient Egyptian art in this area receiving information from the books that he bought specifically for this goal.
And weighs the coffin which was created by the U.S. itself, about 140 kilograms and a length of more than two meters, which is made of cedar trees and carries inscriptions traditional colors of red and black, green and gold, and its walls are engraved with pictures for easy Osiris, Anubis, the Egyptians of old.
Gnthert commented on this strange hobby, saying, "I was born in 1922, the year it was discovered Hovard Carter and Lord Carnarvon (Egyptian scientist and two Britons) the ark of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. This is the judgment of God".
He was fond of Gnthert on ancient Egypt since childhood, and has a lifetime collection of things related to the Pharaohs and coffins. He also visited the U.S. and retired Valley of the Kings in Egypt ten years ago.
Retired and joking, saying he was left had only one wish is to be sure of his death before the coffin is placed in this monarchy.

Source: Russia Today