Exhibitions
Fri, Jul 30
|Boston
A Nubian King’s Burial Chamber – A Permanent Exhibition
Ancient Nubians reached the pinnacle of glory during the 25th dynasty when Nubian kings occupied the Egyptian throne and ruled from the Mediterranean Sea to the mountains of Ethiopia. In the waning years of the dynasty, King Aspelta ascended to the throne governing from 600 to 580 BC.
Time & Location
Jul 30, 2021, 9:36 AM – Oct 22, 2022, 1:36 PM
Boston, 300 Walnut Ave, Boston, MA 02119, USA
About the Event
Our exhibition features more than fifty 2600-year-old objects from Aspelta’s tomb and times, including a brick still speckled with gold, as well as the world’s only fully accurate recreation of a Nubian tomb interior. At the center of the burial chamber is a cast from Aspelta’s original sarcophagus containing a replica of his gilded coffin.
The walls of the tomb are carved with text from four chapters of the Egyptian Book of the Living along with illuminations of the myth of Osiris and from cycle of kingly death and resurrection. Walking into the burial chamber will impress upon the viewer the majesty of ancient Nubia and the ambition of its rulers.
Tickets
Regular Ticket
$25.00+$0.63 service feeSale endedStudents
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