{"product_id":"9781606069813-ancient-nubian-art","title":"Ancient Nubian Art","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History\u003cbr\u003eLushly illustrated with stunning artifacts, this volume is the first comprehensive and accessible publication to explore the art, architecture, and material culture of ancient Nubia\u003cbr\u003eKings  and queens of Nubia reigned over one of the largest empires in the ancient  world and had contacts extending north to Greece and Rome, south to  sub-Saharan Africa, east to the Red Sea, and west across much of the Sahel.  Even a quick look at Nubia's artifacts reveals the incredible creativity of  its artists, architects, craftspeople, and thinkers. Despite their significance, the  achievements of ancient Nubia are little known to the public and are often  viewed as a subculture, a derivative offshoot of Egypt, Nubia's northern  neighbor. Nothing could be further from the truth. During its over  eight-thousand-year lifespan (beginning around 8000 BCE), Nubia indelibly  shaped the art and architecture of the ancient world, an influence still felt  today.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    Ancient Nubian Art is the  first comprehensive and accessible treatment of Nubian artistic culture and  showcases its vast range-from ceramics, sculptures, and jewelry to tombs,  temples, and palaces. Rita E. Freed, curator emerita at the Museum of Fine  Arts, Boston, which has the largest collection of Nubian artifacts outside  the Nile Valley, contextualizes the development of Nubian art against a vivid  backdrop of kingship, power, worship, identity, gender, technology, and  internationalism. Her text is accompanied by a foreword by Henry Louis Gates  Jr. and sidebars by expert voices from the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57403934409078,"sku":"9781606069813","price":50.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40313575_b186cdd0-d64a-488a-b4a3-14897ebe52c4.jpg?v=1773315723","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781606069813-ancient-nubian-art","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}