One king's reign heralded revolution. The other's brought
restoration. And after a later ruler set out to erase the pair from
history, both were forgotten for more than 3,000 years.
The beginning of the now-famous story of King Tut and the
revolutionary pharaoh who was his probable father will be on display in
"Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Place in the Sun,"
now running through October 2007 at the University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
The exhibit, featuring more than 100 artefacts from the boy-pharaoh
Tutankhamun's birthplace of Amarna, serves as a sister exhibition to
The Franklin Institute Science Museum's
blockbuster Tut show beginning Feb. 3, 2007.
"We wanted to get something up that would truly complement that
show," said Pam Kosty, a Penn Museum spokeswoman. "This was just
perfect. It's the childhood home of Tut..."
Penn exhibit explores Tut's revolutionary
birthplace,
Alison Lapp, AP via PhillyBurbs, Pennsylvania, USA, November 14,
2006.
cf. King Tut Exhibit On Display At Univ. Of Penn.,
Alison Lapp, AP via CBS3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, November 13,
2006.
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