Bastet-born individuals are often skilled at maintaining ... helped to cement the enduring legacy of this ancient art. The Enduring Legacy of Egyptian Astrology Despite the passage of millennia, the ...

Nevertheless, many associated cats with gods with whom they shared certain traits, such as Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat, who was the protector of home, fertility ...

In many ways, the stray cats of Cairo mirror Egypt’s rapidly growing human population, resilient, adaptable, and constantly ...

Artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization, where cats were revered, provide the clearest early evidence of true domestication occurring 3600 years ago. Cats in ancient Egypt were depicted in art ...

Art Cairo announces key galleries participating in its sixth edition, set to take place at the iconic Grand Egyptian Museum from 8 - 11 February 2025, with a VIP Preview on 7 February. The Fair ...

The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and ...

Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...

Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif’s new foreword challenges readers to think beyond the confines of art-historical silos, asking whether it’s more important to categorize art or to contextualize it.

The pieces are, for the most part, completely wearable despite their age — Solomon calls the jewelry “wearable art.” Some, however, have been or can be modified if they are not immediately ...

But he also had a personal interest in it. He had been born and raised in Egypt and was enamored with Egyptian art and art about Egypt. “At this point, after 10 years at the Met, almost ...

The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal medical professional, who happens to have also had the role of magician, has been unearthed. The discovery of the tomb and the physician’s dual roles ...