Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at ...

An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic ...

Egypt marked International Museum Day this year with temporary exhibitions, educational programmes, and a range of cultural ...

Perhaps the most iconic Greek artform today, life-sized marble statues began to appear in Greece around the early 6 th century B.C. The practice originated nearly two centuries ea ...

It seems like every other slot machine has an ancient Egypt theme, with pyramids, mythological characters or symbols. Ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians believed death is a spiritual journey (Getty Stock Images) One striking piece of evidence comes from the coffin of a woman named Ankh, which includes a detailed painting of a ...

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LONDON - Phoenix Ancient Art, a prominent antiquities dealer, has faced a setback in its legal dispute with QIPCO (Qatar Investment and Project Development Holding Company) after a court issued a ...

Torlonia Foundation/Photo by Lorenzo De Masi Share Any temporary exhibition of ancient Roman sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago would be notable, because 44 years have passed since the ...