The Exhibition International Conference
The World Between: Egypt and Nubia in Africa
Egypt and Sudan from Prehistory to the Present
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Event sponsored by The Page-Barbour and Richad Lectures Committee, the Center foro Global Inquiry and Innovation, the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, The Fralin Museum of Art, the Department of Art, the Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology, and the Archaeological Institute of America.
This exhibition is generously supported by The Volunteer Board at The Fralin Museum of Art and Crozier Fine Arts, Logistics Partner. Exhibition co-sponsors include UVA’s Center for Global Inquiry and Innovation Global Programs of Distinction Grants; the Arts Endowment through UVA Arts, the Office of the Provost, and the Vice Provost for the Arts; the UVA Arts Council: Enriching the Arts on Grounds; a UVA Arts Faculty Research Grant; and a Page-Barbour Award through the Department of Religious Studies. Additional support for this exhibition comes from the Angle Exhibition Fund. The Fralin Museum of Art’s educational programming is generously sponsored by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. We also wish to thank our in-kind donors: WTJU 91.1 FM and Ivy Publications LLC’s Charlottesville Welcome Book.
Image: Stele of the Nubian soldier Nenu. Egyptian (said to be from el-Rizeiqat), First Intermediate Period, dynasty 9–10, about 2100–2040 B.C. Painted limestone, 45 x 37.1 x 6.7 cm, 14.06 kg (17 11/16 x 14 5/8 x 2 5/8 in., 31 lb.). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Emily Esther Sears Fund, 03.1848. Photograph © 2025 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston