The trove includes many individual works of art, from the gilded portrait mask ... They say it opens a window into a period late in ancient Egyptian history when Saqqara was at the center of ...

Delicately engraved on a gilt shrine, it’s a scene (above) of touching intimacy, a window into the lives of the ancient Egyptian monarchs ... County Museum of Art on June 16 and travels to ...

Games with miniatures tend to have higher prices, and as the number of figures increases, so does the cost. But some players just aren’t fans of plain figures and are eager to r ...

The oldest and most accepted group of foreign deities were the gods of ancient Greece. These gods had made their home in the Roman world at an early time, along with Greek art and literature.

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs decorated with starry paintings indicate that the sky goddess Nut was linked to the Milky ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...

Although the feature appears to be rare in ancient Egyptian coffin art, it has been seen in other settings. Similar lines run through a star-painted ceiling within Seti I’s tomb and also appear with ...

In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot"), found among 555 ancient Egyptian coffins dating back nearly 5,000 years. Combining astronomy with Egyptology ...

American and Egyptian archaeologists worked together on the Anubis necropolis to uncover the tomb. Photo: Josef Wegner for the Penn Museum It's difficult to imagine how long the Ancient Egyptian ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt ... Museum of Art The Eye of Horus, shown as a stylised eye pointing forward, is a well-known symbol in Egyptian culture. They were often ...