About 230 results for ‘North Africa’
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North Africa
Clockwise from the left: Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan continued from right to left: Chad, Niger, Mali, Mauritania]] North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitical, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Libya together are alhhhhhh the Maghreb or Maghrib, while Egypt and Sudan are referred to as Nile Valley, Egypt is a transcontinental country by virtue of the Sinai Peninsula, which is in Asia. North Africa also includes a number of Spanish possessions, Ceuta and Melilla (tiny Spanish exclaves or islets off the coast of Morocco). The Canary Islands and the Portuguese Madeira Islands, in the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of the African mainland, are sometimes included in considerations of the region. The distinction between Northern Africa and the rest of Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara. Throughout history this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of Africa and, as the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean, the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa. The Islamic influence in the area is significant, and North Africa, along with the Middle East, is a major part of the Arab World. Some researchers have postulated that North Africa, and not East or South Africa, was the original home of the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent.
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CLAVUS : VISITATION, PERSONNAGE AU CALICE
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chalice
- Man
- Prehensility
- Visitation (Christianity)
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- Date:
- 7th century
- Copts
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putti chasseurs et lions
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arrow
- Bow and arrow
- Lion
- Putto
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- Date:
- 4th century
- 5th century
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ARBRE PEUPLE D'OISEAUX
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 6th century
- Copts
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FRAGMENT DE TAPISSERIE POLYCHROME
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Rhombus
- Square (geometry)
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- Date:
- 4th century
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Néréides et orant
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 6th century
- 8th century
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Tabula : couple dyonisiaque dansant
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Leaf
- Man
- Prehensility
- Shield
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- Date:
- 6th century
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COURONNE DE LAURIER FLEURIE
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Flower
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- Date:
- 6th century
- Copts
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CLAVUS : DANSEURS ET ANIMAUX
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 7th century
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TABULA : PORTRAIT FEMININ
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 6th century
- Copts
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thème dionysiaque (?)
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
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- Date:
- 8th century
- 9th century
- Copts
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DECOR NATURALISTE
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 4th century
- 5th century
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Tissu : samit polychrome ibis et palmettes
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Ibis
- Palmette
- Plant stem
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- Date:
- 5th century
- 6th century
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chiens et caprinés
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dog
- Frieze
- Goat-antelope
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- Date:
- 11th century
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Ornement de poignet : personnages
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Column
- Crus (lower leg)
- Man
- Plant stem
- Prehensility
- Sheep
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- Date:
- 5th century
- 6th century
- Copts
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Tenture (?) : homme tunique jaune ceinture
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
- Prehensility
- Spear
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- Date:
- 7th century
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deux canards dans un médaillon
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Duck
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- Date:
- Copts
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chrisme Alpha et Oméga
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Alpha and Omega
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- Date:
- 5th century
- 6th century
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Orbiculus : Aphrodite accroupie
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Man
- Prehensility
- Venus (mythology)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 3rd century
- 4th century
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portrait en buste
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Date:
- 7th century
- Copts
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