Why did the ancient Egyptians do this ... also known as bas relief, in which a mostly flat sculpture is carved into a wall or mounted onto a wall. In the tomb of Akhethotep, a royal official ...

In order to tell time once the sun set, the ancient Egyptians identified 36 groups ... Inside the entrance to one of the towers, researchers found reliefs of Repit, a lioness goddess, and her ...

The limestone relief, which dates to the 19th dynasty, circa 1250 B.C., is now in the Egyptian Museum. As a rule, early ancient Egyptian art depicts mostly female dancers, but there are exceptions.

An example of colorful painting on one of the temple's reliefs following restoration. Ancient Egyptian paintings such as this are rarely preserved. An example of colorful painting on one of the ...

An ancient Egyptian limestone relief depicting a group of sleeping ... advice of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest – an independent body ...

Languages: English, Spanish Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing ... due to the thick layer of soot over the reliefs." Do you have a tip on a science ...

The team also found that Ramesses II was depicted with a "protrusive Adam's apple," the team wrote, noting that this is "a detail that is interestingly never shown in ancient Egyptian art." ...

Much of the surviving ancient Egyptian art is tomb art ... the huge painted limestone Relief showing King Mentuhotep II wearing the red crown; and the imposing monumental limestone sculpture ...

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...