University of Chicago

To purchase new storage cabinets and conservation materials in which to properly rehouse a portion of the museum's collection of Nubian artifacts, ranging from fragile textiles and small pieces of jewelry to large ceramic storage jars and stone stelae. The Nubian material was excavated by the museum's archaeologists during the 1960s' rescue operations in the area that was subsequently flooded by construction of the Aswan Dam. $85,052.