According to an Italian Egyptologist, one of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo's most prized ancient paintings could be a 19th-century archeological forgery. The “Meidum ...

We see a close up of a portrait of Ramesses II wearing a blue and gold hat. More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a royal portrait that was discovered in a tomb within a vast ...

A team of researchers recently studied paintings in the Theban Necropolis near the Nile River using X-ray fluorescence imaging and discovered never-before-seen details of the painting process. Under X ...

Portable chemical imaging technology can reveal hidden details in ancient Egyptian paintings, according to a study published July 12, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Philippe Martinez of ...

Finds include hidden third “ghost hand,” alterations to a crown in Ramesses II portrait It is known that the ancient Egyptians had a highly formalized (and easily recognizable) painting style, and ...

Facsimile painting of the west wall from the “Green Room” in the North Palace at Amarna (Public Domain; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: accession no. 30.4.134). Credit: Antiquity A ...

During the restoration of an ancient Egyptian temple, researchers found rare traces of gold and paint, photos show. Photo from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The cavernous corridors of an ...

Rare paintings by some of Egypt’s most renowned artists thought to have belonged to the country’s former royal family have been found by workers renovating a Cairo museum. Officials said the trove of ...

X-ray analysis has revealed hidden details in ancient Egyptian paintings, suggesting artists at the time were allowed to add their own personal touches. The first is a painting of Ramesses II, an ...

A restoration project has revealed ancient Egyptian zodiac paintings and inscriptions at the Temple of Esna. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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