The large relief is one of only two known pieces of art that depict illustrations of the seasons. Now it’s gone.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition on ancient Egypt features nearly 100 pieces from international institutions ...

The incident comes weeks after another incident that shook the archaeological community: the disappearance of a gold bracelet ...

The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the ...

An exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art explores how the gods were portrayed by Egyptians both royal and ...

Researchers have discovered a 4,000-year-old handprint on a tomb offering from ancient Egypt, providing a rare glimpse into the life of its maker. The handprint was left on the underside of a "soul ...

"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The tomb's giant false door. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of the deceased could ...

In ancient Egyptian belief, false doors allowed the spirit of the deceased to pass between this world and the next. If this statue once stood near that door, it may have served as a conduit—connecting ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port, but for the head of the mission, the ...

Art Deco became the defining style of the interwar years. But its bold glamour rested on a questionable patchwork of ...