Egyptian authorities have arrested two ... from around 500 BCE to 400 CE. The artifacts, turned turquoise by layers of patina, depict objects and people from the era they are from.

Two men were arrested in Egypt for attempting to traffic hundreds of ancient artifacts found at the ... The bronze items, now turquoise because of patina, show soldiers in uniform, people draped ...

For being the world’s oldest known synthetic pigment, the original recipes for Egyptian blue remain a mystery. The approximately 5,000-year-old dye wasn’t a single color, but instead encompassed a ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

Ancient Egyptians were not only masters of architecture – they also were the original wizards of synthetic chemistry. Around ...

The pieces were recovered in New York City. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts from the United States ...

Photographs released by Egypt’s interior ministry show the items after they were seized. The artifacts, turned turquoise by layers of patina, depict objects and people from the era they are from.