In ancient Egyptian belief, false doors allowed the spirit of the deceased to pass between this world and the next. If this ...
This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking visitors on a journey to ancient Egypt. “Divine Egypt,” which runs ...
At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.
From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...
But these examples are, in fact, more than two millennia old, and they all appear in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's soon-to ...
A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental ...
After that, Egyptian royals were buried at the Valley of the Kings near ancient Thebes.) "I found the statue hidden under the sand, and nearby was a false door inscribed with the name 'Messi,'" Zahi ...
From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...
Hitchcock’s mysteriously romantic movie, “Vertigo,” features a scene set in the San Francisco Legion of Honor. Hoping to ...
Four people were arrested in connection to the theft of a 3,000-year-old bracelet that belonged to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, according to a report. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...
Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...
Images of ancient Egyptian workers (above) survive, as do many written documents which give insight into their lives - and illnesses [The Metropolitan Museum of Art] About 3,500 years ago, a craftsman ...