Egypt’s annual “Forever Is Now” exhibition is back. The show, which features contemporary artworks at the site of the ...
The black lotus flower is more than just an enigma of nature—it’s a powerful symbol steeped in cultural, spiritual, ...
When standing before an ancient tablet in a museum ... administration to family life to the Egyptian way of death. With this book as a guide, one can enjoy a whole new experience in understanding ...
2) One introductory course in ancient art history (e.g., ARCH 0150 Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology and Art ... A preliminary title and one page outline of the proposed Honors thesis is due to ...
The best art can evoke emotion ... but the face now looks like something out of an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph (check out those eyes! While we’re talking eyes, they’re not even white…).
Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when ...
Reviewing the symbol’s history, the researchers note that the appearance of a goat-fish hybrid first occurs in Mesopotamian ...
University of South Florida professor Davide Tanasi used advanced chemical analysis on what's known as a Bes mug - cups left behind by ancient ... Art's Bes mug, including the plants used by ...
A Bes mug used in ancient Egyptian rituals. Image: Tampa Museum of Art, Florida/D. Tanasi et al., 2024/Scientific Reports How does a concoction of honey, sesame seeds, pine nuts, licorice ...
Such mugs, including the one donated to the Tampa Museum of Art in 1984, are decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian god or guardian demon worshiped for protection, fertility ...
An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.
The first-ever example of an ancient Egyptian petroglyph depicting a zodiac sign has been discovered at a rock art site on the western bank of the Nile. Consisting of a crudely engraved creature ...