Ethiopia is known for its magnificent churches, illuminated manuscripts, and world-famous contemporary art.
c. 1 C.E. - present
Ethiopia is known for its magnificent churches, illuminated manuscripts, and world-famous contemporary art.
c. 1 C.E. - present
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Ethiopia’s Christian heritage predates much of Europe’s, and includes churches hewn from living rock.
This 15th century manuscript is based on Egyptian Coptic sources, but its creators imbued it with local flair.
Pious, multilingual, and technologically advanced, these coins were currency in more ways than one.
By 400 C.E., Aksum was a sophisticated Christian empire with a written language and an international reputation.
In this work, a contemporary Ethiopian artist explores the utopian potential of chaos in a globalizing world.