Mask in the form of the jackal head Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead. It is made of cartonnage, layers of linen and papyrus, stiffened with plaster and then painted.

Popular designs include hieroglyphs, Anubis, pyramids, scarabs, and Eye of Horus. Ancient Egyptians used tattoos for status, religious devotion, and protection. Egyptian tattoos feature bold lines ...

Item 1 of 4 Field work takes place near the site where the tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king was discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and ...

A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...

Archaeologists from the University of Warsaw working at Ptolemais. Credit: Piotr Jaworski / University of Warsaw . In December 2024, archaeologists resumed the exploration of the acropolis, a ...