The Black Image in Antiquity: Beautiful, Royal and Divine by Runoko Rashidi

The Black Image in Antiquity: Beautiful, Royal and Divine by Runoko Rashidi

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The Black Image in Antiquity: Beautiful, Royal and Divine by Runoko Rashidi

Published by: Books of Africa, 2020

pb: 224

This book contains 202 of Runoko’s best photographs mainly from museums in Egypt, Europe and America. 118 of the pictures depict the African essence of great Egyptian art from the early dynasties of Kmt down to Roman times.   Also included are pictures of Black people in Western Asia and in China; black Buddhas in Vietnam and Thailand; images of Black people in Europe – in Crete and among the Etruscans and Romans; and images of the famous Olmec heads in Mexico.

This is a book to treasure, a perfect companion to Runoko’s other works.

REDUCED DUE TO SLIGHT DAMAGE ON SPINE/COVER.