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From the first millennium, the western Sahel—a vast region in Africa just south of the Sahara Desert that spans what is today Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger—was the birthplace of a succession of influential polities. Fueled by a network of global trade routes extending across the region, the empires of Ghana (300–1200), Mali (1230–1600), Songhay (1464–1591), and Segu (1640–1861) cultivated an enormously rich material culture. Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara is the first exhibition of its kind to trace the legacy of those mighty states and what they produced in the visual arts. The Met presentation brings into focus transformative developments—such as the rise and fall of political dynasties, and the arrival of Islam—through some two hundred objects, from the Institut de Recherches en Sciences Humaines, University of Niamey, Niger; and a dazzling twelfth-century gold pectoral that is a Senegalese national treasure, from the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire, in Dakar. (First Air Date: 04/17/2020) Ancient Art Links, a CUNY TV Digital Series, is a miniseries produced by Quan Ou, dedicated to exploring history via stories and profiles of ancient art treasures. The series of short films aims to bridge an information gap between members of the general public and art historians, and to become an entertaining and enlightening way to reflect on the past and the common links that join civilizations and humanity. For more Ancient Art Links, visit https://tv.cuny.edu/show/ancientartlinks Ancient Art Links' playlist: https://bit.ly/2WkomdT Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 Follow CUNY TV: Facebook:   / cunytv   Twitter:   / cunytv   Instagram:  / cuny_tv   YouTube:   / cunytv75   LinkedIn:  / cunytv   Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu DSAA04005 V1