an Egyptian sky deity who was frequently depicted in Egyptian funerary art. For modern viewers, the yellow used for the figure's skin might bring to mind the signature skin tone of "Simpsons ...

Ancient Egyptian funerary paintings have long been admired for their formal and structured nature, but a recent study conducted by an international team of scientists revealed new insights into ...

Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif’s new foreword challenges readers to think beyond the confines of art-historical silos ... image on the program of a Baptist funeral service. Take the portrait ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

FINE ART/SCALA, FLORENCE Over the course of the ... So in addition to representations of the Egyptian funerary gods, shrouds and mummy cases might depict figures in Roman dress.

Credit: Francis Dzikowski / Theban Mapping Project The goddess Nut, whose name is pronounced “Noot,” frequently appears in Egyptian funerary texts and decorations as a naked, star-covered, arched ...