With slideshow showing photos of Nubia, some of the artefacts and the exhibition under construction (accompanied by music).
They don't get the same press as the Egyptians, but the rich and powerful Nubians reigned long before their flashy neighbors on the Nile River. Treasures from the kingdom that thrived more than 5,000 years ago are on brilliant display at the Clay Center's visiting exhibit.
"Lost Kingdoms of the Nile" features more than 200 objects on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The exhibit, which continues through April, made only one other stop on this tour -- at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta.
"Everyone thinks the Egyptians are the greatest thing ever. You don't hear as much about the Nubian people," said Clay Center curator Barbara Racker.
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