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Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...
The ancient Egyptian tomb has colorful wall paintings depicting what life was like 4,300 years ago. ... Ancient Egyptian rock art discovered near Aswan may be from the dawn of the first dynasty; ...
Archaeologists Are Using Imaging Technology to Capture 2,000 Years of Ancient Graffiti Scratched Into the Walls of an Egyptian Temple The inscriptions include textual graffiti, depictions of ...
The five fragments are from an ancient Egyptian wall painting France has handed over to Egypt five disputed, frescoed fragments that were held by the Louvre museum in Paris. French President Nicolas ...
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has admitted one of its greatest treasures, the mask of King Tutankhamun, had been crudely glued back together after being damaged, but insisted it could be restored ...
Scientists and art conservators have discovered blue pigment used for subtle shading in ancient portraits, defying expectations for how the ancients used the synthetic pigment. The findings come ...
Blend Like an Egyptian: Multicultural Art, Pharaoh-Style An exhibition at the Getty shows how ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome influenced each other; a celebration of hippos By ...
A month after the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade, the foliage-adorned iron gate of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir has been re-erected to its original location to once again decorate the museum’s façade.