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MM8452_221202_000307The small mask, made of jade mosaic with spondylus shell for the eyes and teeth, represents a manifestation of the Storm God. It was laid on the chest of a king buried at ...
In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King ...
Archaeologists have unearthed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever found in London and painstakingly pieced the fragments together, they said Thursday.
HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Alliance Art Gallery is presenting in June several works by artist Preston Jackson, a world-renowned painter and sculptor. Jackson’s work explores themes of the human condition ...
Laugh along with us on a guided tour of art history's best-painted puns. These are some of the funniest paintings in the world.
While it is archaeologically impossible to say that the tomb is the burial site of an individual Jew known as Jesus of Nazareth, who according to New Testament accounts was crucified in Jerusalem ...
Home The Finer Things Art and Antiques This obscure and unloved picture that turned out to be Turner's first oil painting — and it's about to sell for 500 times what it last cost JMW Turner's 'The ...
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, previously owned by a wealthy art collector suspected of financing Hezbollah, are set to be sold, with the proceeds being reinvested into the police ...
His signature was revealed after the painting was cleaned last year. The artwork will be displayed in a public exhibition at Sotheby's, in London, between 28 June and 1 July before it is auctioned ...
Paintings by Magritte and others were borrowed for “The Phoenician Scheme.” Safeguarding them amid the hot lights and chaos of a film set was challenging. By Esther Zuckerman At the end of Wes ...