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Africa and Byzantium

by Andrea Myers Achi

This volume examines the artistic contributions of North and East African kingdoms to the Byzantine world through 170 masterworks. It explores the region's central role in transcontinental trade and cultural exchange during late antiquity.

Accession 27805 ISBN 9781588397713 Publisher Metropolitan Museum of Art
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