Calling Thailand the Land of Smiles might seem like setting the bar a little high, but after spending three weeks there, I ...

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The acclaimed Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair opens for the 11th time on Friday 16 to Sunday 18 May 2025 in the ...

she continues to explore new possibilities for the ancient craft, one piece at a time. A leather-carved painting with a bull ...

In addition to the two taotie statues, which eventually come to life and attack the film’s protagonist, “Creation of the Gods ...

Created by 14th-century calligrapher Rao Jie, the handscroll saw more than 200 offers before the hammer went down during a sale of classical Chinese painting. Steven Zuo, the department’s head ...

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an exhibition curated by the National Museum of Chinese Writing. Centered on the story of an ancient warrior living during the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century BC, the exhibition illustrates how ...

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Travelers visiting Egypt have long marveled at the vestiges of the pharaohs’ lost world—the great pyramids, ancient temples and mysterious writings carved into stone. But Egyptology ...

A cliff-face cavity is all that remains of one of two sixth-century Buddha sculptures, sublime expressions of Bamiyan's ancient kingdom ... The Buddhas of Bamiyan, carved out of the cliff's ...