The use of perfumes in ancient art had not only a decorative purpose but was part of a symbolic and religious language that endowed sculptures with a more tangible presence. Perfumes were used not ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a “spectacular” ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo.

Statues depicting the lion-headed goddess ... reconfiguration of what is one of the greatest repositories of ancient Egyptian art outside of Egypt, and one that speaks to the complexity of the ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York ...

Mr. Khalil told Mr. Tommasino he was an artist himself and made sculptures inspired by ancient Egyptian art. “I asked him to show me something,” Mr. Tommasino said. Mr. Khalil suggested that ...