Artist Beshoy Zaraa describes the tradition of painting the Christian story of the nativity of Jesus in Egyptian art to Al-Ahram Weekly. On the eve of 7 January, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox ...

The works depict a great range of fauna and flora, including species rarely seen in Egyptian art. They have proven especially revealing of the relationships Egyptians had with animals. Many of the ...

Show more In a visual treat taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt ...

The painting features a woman with yellow-coloured ... The Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Mostafa Waziry told The Egyptian Gazette: "It is a rare and important scene.

Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.