October
29
/ 2024
Using digital reconstruction, the face of a Sudanese woman identified by hieroglyphics as “Ta-Kr-Hb” or “Takerheb”, who lived some 2,500 years ago hailing from the powerful Kingdom of Kush, has been brought back to life. Housed in Perth Museum Scotland since 1936, her sarcophagus, which has long intrigued Scottish visitors, is set to become a star attraction in an upcoming exhibition. The exhibition, titled, “ Waters Rising”, opens on November 8. The exhibition “traces stories and objects connected to flooding from Scotland and abroad, from biblical accounts to Ancient Egypt to North America, and more recent events closer to home. Exploring the growing threat of the global climate emergency whilst examining the impact of flooding and extreme weather events on
