News

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...
Ancient African Christian artifacts found in Israel's Tel Malḥata offer insights into historical cultural diversity and traditions 1,500 years ago, according to officials.
Based on these ancient sources, two separate methods of applying perfumes to Greco-Roman statues can be identified. The first, known as ganosis, involved mixing waxes and fragrant oils in order to ...
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.
A marble statue of a man, dressed in a toga and holding a scroll, was found by construction workers in the city of Varna, previously the ancient city of Odessa, with very little damage.
Carving a sculpture from an ancient tree log is a monumental task that demands precision, skill, and patience. This video follows the process of transforming a massive redwood log into a ...
Shepherd Ndudzo. Screengrab/Ora Loapi/Whispers of Wood. Kekana had settled at St Faith’s in 1944 and stayed until he died in 1995, except for the three years (1960-1963) when he attended art ...
The person is shown wearing a floral wreath, a rare item for men to don in ancient Egypt. There is, however, a wooden statue from Deir el-Medina that shows Ramose wearing a wreath, her research ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ‒ From a wooden bench at the edge of the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, visitors can see the Alabama River where enslaved Africans were transported and sold into a life of ...
AN ancient 4,000-year-old tomb with mysterious wooden statues has been unearthed in Egypt. The fascinating discovery revealed a chamber with two wooden coffins one placed inside the other – a… ...
Brick by Brick, a Sculpture at Storm King, by Way of Africa Martin Puryear’s newest and most complex work, “Lookout,” draws on the ancient method of Nubian vaulting, and the artist’s own ...
AN ancient 4,000-year-old tomb with mysterious wooden statues has been unearthed in Egypt. The fascinating discovery revealed a chamber with two wooden coffins one placed inside the other – a… ...