The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet ...

For many artists, the most challenging subject to master is the human face. The fault lies not in any intrinsic element of our features themselves – though our foreheads, eyes, cheeks, noses, mouths, ...

Size, setting and narrative all play a role. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 1986, the band "The Bangles" sang about "all the ...

The collector and the gallery he endowed are known mostly for East Asian art and the work of American artist James McNeill Whistler. But Freer was briefly smitten with Egyptian objects, which in 1907 ...

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is passionate about fusing fashion, art, Egyptian culture- and presenting it to Egyptians and the world. Egypt’s seven-thousand-year history brings the northeastern African nation ...

When the Carnegie Museum of Natural History shuttered their Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt last year, many of the museum’s priceless Egyptian relics left the public eye. More than 80 pieces from its ...