An Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Minqab area of the Asyut Governorate has uncovered a mud-brick building ...

this aquatic beauty wasn’t just decorative — it was practically ancient Egypt’s pharmacy in a flower. Depictions of the blue lotus appear everywhere in Egyptian art and artifacts.

Countless people around the world have been captivated by ancient Egypt since Roman times, but especially after King Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922, Egyptomania spread across Europe and the ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses many artifacts that give a glimpse into the daily routines of ancient Egyptians. It is surprising to know that much care and thought went into ...

With groundbreaking biennials, major exhibitions and highly anticipated museum debuts, 2025 promises an exciting year of art openings ... it’s all about ancient Egypt. The exhibition is bringing ...

One was femininity: in ancient Egyptian art, Wegner said, women "are often shown with a sort of yellowish or pale [skin] color, while men are shown with reddish brown skin." Another reason the ...

“Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now,” an exhibition recently opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, explores 150 years of that creative endeavor, from a painting ...

In ancient Egypt, paint was sourced from minerals, such as ocre, that were then ground into a powder, according to research from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, the color blue — which ...

For centuries, Jews have been depicted as horned in art and illustrated ... a positive symbol in the ancient Middle East that indicated power and divinity; Egyptian gods, for example, were often ...

This means that the person doing the damage could read!” Perhaps most poignant is Bleiberg’s point about ancient Egyptians and how they viewed these pieces of art. For contemporary museum-goers, of ...