The Roman-era temple of Esna, 60 kilometers south of Luxor in Egypt, is undergoing extensive restoration work in an Egyptian-German cooperation project. The temple proper no longer exists ...

Photos published by the Egyptian government show bright blue paint atop a carving of a male figure. Traces of painting found on the temple. Photo from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

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 ...

Languages: English, Spanish Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west ...

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... fires lit inside for illumination and warmth gradually coated the bright paintings on the ceilings, columns, and interior walls in thick layers of dirt and ...

Painted scenes and a number of objects were found inside the structures, which were built for Ancient Egyptian officials ...

One of the colorful paintings uncovered in the temple of Edfu. Martin Stadler / Universität Würzburg The ongoing restoration of one of the largest temples in Egypt has revealed colorful ...

In most ancient Egyptian temples, painting is not preserved at all, or only in a few (interior) areas. The work in the temple's barque sanctuary was completed this spring. Further analyses of the ...

Perhaps they even envision some assemblage of overgrowth obscuring a remarkable work of ancient art. What’s probably ... from the university and Egyptian restorers from the country’s Ministry ...

Visually, the art of ancient Egypt was amenable to modernist ... costumed performers and detailed sets, including an Egyptian temple. Over the next 12 years, it would be seen in Philadelphia ...

His temple at Karnak was expanded repeatedly ... tomb's occupant and forming the basis of their life after death. Yet Egyptian art did evolve over the years. During the reign of Hatshepsut ...