See a Mummy & a Picasso in Little Rock
August 26, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Home & Living
Little Rock, Arkansas will be one of three US cities to host “World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed,” an exhibit spanning 3,000 years of Egyptian history. The exhibit features over 200 objects, illustrating the rich and diverse history of one of the world’s great civilization. Many of the objects are from the Pyramid age (2675-2130 BC), a preeminent time in Egyptian history.
Some of the notable artifacts that will be on display include:
Decree of Neferirkare (carved on limestone)
False door of Inty
Priestess of Inty
Relief scene from the tomb of Qar and Idu
Ptolemaic sarcophagus lid
Stone vessels and ceramics
Jewelry and amulets
Cat mummy
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