Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa, an overview of Nubia’s rich culture, from its earliest kingdoms (3200–3000 BC) to the Kushite period (ca. 900–400 BC), closes to the public on June 12.
On view at New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW), the exhibition includes more than 120 objects, ranging from statues portraying kings to military weapons, jewelry, pottery, and more. These works reveal the remarkable and distinctive aesthetics of Nubian art and, through it, the societies that produced it.
Nubia—which flourished in present-day Sudan and southern Egypt—was Egypt’s major rival, and the relationship between the two, including their frequent military engagements, is one of the topics illuminated by the exhibition.
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is located at 15 East 84 Street in New York City.
Telephone: 212-992-7800; website: www.nyu.edu/isa