Kings of the Sun exhibition opens in Prague

Hundreds of ancient Egyptian artefacts, which have never before left Cairo, go on display in Prague on Monday, within an exhibition showcasing treasures unearthed by Czech archaeologists in Egypt over the past 100 years.

The exhibition “Kings of the Sun” was organized by the National Museum in Prague in cooperation with the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Visitors can admire treasures from the 3rd to the 1st millennium BC, such as the statue of King Raneferef, one of four pharaohs buried in Abusir, or an extensive collection of priceless artefacts and statues from the tombs of Princess Sheretnebty and the scribe Nefer.

The artefacts were loaned by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Great Egyptian Museum in Giza, but also by museums in Berlin, Leipzig, Hanover, Heidelberg, and Frankfurt.