Masterpiece Story: Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis
Queen Nefertari and Goddess Isis is a fabulous masterpiece of ancient Egyptian art. The wall painting in the queen’s tomb captures the dream of...
James W Singer 2 August 2026
Ancient Egypt
How One Stone Unlocked 2,000 Years of Ancient Egypt
The ancient monuments of Egypt remained an enigma for centuries, their intricate hieroglyphs silent and undeciphered. The language of the pharaohs...
Maya M. Tola 30 July 2026
Masterpiece Story: Ostracon of a Dancer
Ostracon of a Dancer is one of the boldest and most individualized masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art. Its composition and remarkable sense of...
James W Singer 26 July 2026
Masterpiece Story: Judgement Scene from Book of the Dead of Hunefer
Death continues to be one of the greatest fears of human society. Since the dawn of recorded history through the centuries of plague, pestilence, and...
James W Singer 26 July 2026
QUIZ: Can You Guess This Ancient God?
Ania Kaczynska 4 July 2026
How the Brooklyn Books of the Dead Were Brought Back to Life
What kind of measures do you take when the stakes are real? When you have to get it right the first time? You can’t improvise. You triple-check,...
MJ Rivera 18 June 2026
The Sacred Cats of Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians revered cats of all kinds and honored them in their art. From servals to the mighty lion, cats were seen as powerful forces for...
Sarah Mills 4 June 2026
The Pharaoh Who Looks Like a Woman—The Mystery of Akhenaten’s Body
If you thought that ancient Egypt had always been only about a large pantheon of gods, solid and emotionless sculptures, and masculine pharaohs, have...
Magda Michalska 13 May 2026
Akhenaten: Artistic Development in the Amarna Period
Amenhotep IV, widely recognized as the notorious Akhenaten, was the enigmatic “heretic” pharaoh who ruled during the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Maya M. Tola 13 May 2026
All That Glitters: Gold Jewelry in Ancient Egypt
Personal ornaments were favored by ancient Egyptians from the Predynastic to the late Roman periods, and most of them wore some type of jewelry. The...
Maya M. Tola 13 May 2026
Blue Faience Hippopotamuses: The Cutest Animals of Ancient Egypt
Blue faience hippopotamus was a popular statuette in ancient Egyptian art. It was considered to have positive traits associated with fertility and...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 May 2026
The Bust of Nefertiti: Ancient Masterpiece or Genius Hoax?
On December 6, 1912, a team of excavators led by Ludwig Borchardt, unearthed a wonderful work of art in Egypt. They found the bust of the Egyptian...
Montaine Dumont 13 May 2026
