Sudan: Ancient Treasures by Derek Ed Welsby

Sudan: Ancient Treasures by Derek Ed Welsby

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This exhibition will seek to display some of the finest objects produced during all phases of human settlement from the Palaeolithic through to the Islamic period. A large number of these beautiful treasures will be on public display for the first time outside the Sudan and most are recent discoveries.

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Sudan: Ancient Treasures by Derek Ed Welsby

This exhibition will seek to display some of the finest objects produced during all phases of human settlement from the Palaeolithic through to the Islamic period. A large number of these beautiful treasures will be on public display for the first time outside the Sudan and most are recent discoveries. Key items will seek to highlight the contrast between the world views of many Sudanese cultures: from the demonstrations of worldly power of the Kerma kings accompanied to their deaths by 400 sacrificed persons, to the humble graves of Christian rulers; from the grandiose temples built by the Egyptian Pharaohs to the churches and mosques of later periods.
Derek Welsby is a curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum, and author of Kingdoms of Kush and Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia.
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ISBN 13 9780714119601
ISBN 10 0714119601
Title Sudan: Ancient Treasures
Author Derek Ed Welsby
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher British Museum Press
Year published 2004-09-06
Number of pages 336
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