Mummies, tomb art and everyday items on exhibit in World of the Pharaohs

"The 'World of the Pharaohs' exhibition in Little Rock does more than depict the lives of kings during the 3,000 years of pharaoic rule. The items on display also illustrate what daily life was like in the rich Nile delta.The show offers windows into the ancient past, some subtle and some grand.A colossus of Ramses the Great, thought by many scholars to be the pharaoh who tangled with Moses, greets patrons as they enter.'This is the only face from the Bible that you can ever see,' said well-known author and Egyptologist Bob Brier, one of many experts brought in by the Arkansas Arts Center to lend their voices during the nine-month run."

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