The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity.

The exhibitions include "Model Museum," which features architect David Copperfield's earliest sketches of the Figge Art ...

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

A major highlight of Art Cairo is the "Egyptian Sarcophagi" series by Syrian contemporary artist Nizar Sabour, featuring paintings of iconic Egyptian figures such as singer Umm Kulthum ...

Feline figures also adorned Egyptian art in the form of statues and paintings, emphasizing cats' importance in everyday life. Killing a cat, even accidentally, resulted in death, showing just how ...

Many graves from their society contain examples of female mortuary figures that would accompany the dead, perhaps prefiguring the religious rituals that would come to dominate our understanding of ...

The coffin, including the painting of the blue-haired woman ... an Egyptian sky deity who was frequently depicted in Egyptian funerary art. For modern viewers, the yellow used for the figure's ...

In this painting from the tomb of Nebamun ... In this way, and through their depictions in ancient Egyptian tomb art, dances meant to ensure life after death for Egyptians have achieved their ...

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