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Sandstone frieze from the first Christian cathedral at Faras, showing a cross in Coptic style above a bird's head. 7th CE. In the sixth century the three Nubian kingdoms, known as the kingdoms of Nobatia, were converted to Christianity. They were ruled from Faras, just inside the modern northern border of the Sudan. The Christian churches in Nubia and Egypt were affiliated. Before being flooded by the new Lake Nasser in 1964, the site of Faras was excavated by a Polish expedition. Inv. 606.
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British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART330962
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3072px × 1885px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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7th century CE
Bird
Christianity
Column
Conversion to Christianity
Cross
Frieze
History
Nubia
Pillar
Relief
Sandstone
Sudan, Topography
Sudanese Cultures