The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...

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Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the ...

Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, admitted to smuggling nearly 600 Egyptian artifacts into the United States, many of them so freshly ...

A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

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Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

From ancient artifacts to groundbreaking contemporary installations, the United States is a treasure trove of cultural institutions ...

Lapis lazuli, known as 'blue gold', has captivated civilizations for millennia with its vibrant blue color and historical significance. Mined primaril ...