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 ...

Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, about ...

The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the Ministry ...

A limestone pharaonic painting from Egypt's well-known Saqqara necropolis has vanished, making it the most recent treasure to disappear in a nation with a long and rich past. The painting was in the ...

Ancient Egyptian art isn’t just beautiful—it’s a vivid record of beliefs, power, and daily life spanning 5,000 years. From pharaoh portraits rich in symbolism to dazzlingly restored temple reliefs, ...

Nowadays, artists switch styles as often as their wives change hairdos. But things were slower in Egypt. For 3,000 years, Egyptian artists respected the same old rules. Egypt’s painters apparently ...