The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet ...

Throughout human history, symbols and rituals have served as powerful connectors between the physical world and spiritual realms. These ancient practices encapsulate complex beliefs, serve social ...

Hidden details have been discovered in ancient Egyptian paintings using portable chemical imaging technology. Photo courtesy of Martinez et al./PLOS One Hidden details have been discovered in ancient ...

The Eye of Horus, shown as a stylised eye pointing forward, is a well-known symbol in Egyptian culture. They were often displayed on wedjat amulets, which were protective tokens inserted into mummy ...

There are many reasons why the art of ancient Egypt is perennially fascinating to audiences, ranging from people’s love of hieroglyphs and mummies (which some museums are now referring to as ...

On a bright late-winter morning recently, Lawrence Berman was in his natural habitat, as far away from daylight as he could get. The senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art ...

Over 3,000 years ago, artists adorned the walls of the ThebanNecropolis with formal paintings and portraits. But they didn’t always get it right first time. Researchers analyzing works in two tombs ...

The magnificence of ancient Egypt comes to brilliant life through jewelry — the most precious and personal of human possessions — in “Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester ...

Apollo Art Auctions announces the upcoming sale of an exceptional Thirtieth Dynasty Egyptian bust of Osiris, formerly in the famed collection of H.E. Sheikh Saud Bin Al-Thani, one of the world’s most ...