Long before modern conversations about gender and power, Nubia offered a unique model.
A new book from Getty Publications, Ancient Nubian Art: A History, explores how, over a period of 8,000 years, Nubia shaped the art and architecture of the ancient world. Written by Rita E. Freed, an eminent art historian and archaeologist who was chair of ancient Egyptian and Nubian art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the book presents a comprehensive account of Nubia’s artistic and cultural history. Drawing on this material, it is possible to trace the role of women in political, spiritual, and social contexts across the Nubian past.
