For over three
centuries, the territories and trading networks of the Middle East were
contested between the Roman and Parthian Empires (ca. 100 B.C.–A.D. 250), yet
across the region life was not defined by these two superpowers alone. Local
cultural and religious traditions flourished, and sculptures, wall paintings,
jewelry, and other objects reveal how ancient identities were expressed through
art. Featuring 190 works from museums in the Middle East, Europe, and the
United States, this exhibition follows a journey along the great incense and
silk routes that connected cities in southwestern Arabia, Nabataea, Judaea,
Syria, and Mesopotamia, making the region a center of global trade. Several of
the archaeological sites featured, including Palmyra, Dura-Europos, and Hatra,
have been damaged in recent years by deliberate destruction and looting, and
the exhibition also examines these events and responses to them.
Accompanied by a
catalogue.
#WorldBetweenEmpires
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/world-between-empires-art-and-identity-ancient-middle-east
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