Medieval Ethiopia in a Global Frame, New York University, November 22, 2024
The past two decades have seen a remarkable burgeoning of interest in the art, architecture and archaeology of medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea. Campaigns of fieldwork have produced spectacular evidence for the dynamic connections that the region had to Nubia, Egypt and the Nile Valley, the Red Sea and Yemen, and even the Gulf and broader Indian Ocean world. Building on earlier pioneering exhibitions such as African Zion (1993), two recent major exhibitions have reintroduced audiences in the US to the beauty and richness of medieval Ethiopian culture. While much of the focus of recent research has been on the period after 1300 CE, this one-day workshop aims to showcase recent scholarship on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Advance registration required.