The first millennium BCE was a time of dynamic cultural exchange. While ancient Egypt's connections across the Mediterranean with Assyrians, Persians, and Greeks are well known, its relationships with African kingdoms to the south are often overlooked. For nearly a century, rulers from Nubia, in present-day Sudan, governed Egypt as kings of the Kingdom of Kush. Yet Egyptian culture rarely acknowledged foreign influences. In this talk, Egyptologist Kathryn Howley uses archaeological detective work to uncover how a sub-Saharan kingdom left a lasting imprint on Egypt, shaping its culture long after its rulers' reign had ended.
The Hidden Influence of Nubia in Ancient Egypt
Talk
Statues of first millennium BCE rulers of Kush, Kerma Museum, Sudan. Image by Matthias Gehricke, CC BY-SA 4.0
About
Speaker
Kathryn Howley
Egytologist
Kathryn Howley is the Lila Acheson Wallace Assistant Professor of Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. She studied Egyptology at the University of Oxford and Brown University and was Budge Junior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge before coming to NYU. Her research focuses on the art and material culture of ancient Egypt and Nubia, and especially the relationship between them—informed by the fieldwork she directs at Sanam Temple in Sudan. Her work has recently been supported by the Clark Institute and the Fondation Schiff Giorgini.
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Duration
Approximately 1 hour.
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