For years, major artifacts sold to collectors and museums have been attributed to a Bremen-born naval officer who apparently bought them in the early 20th century and passed them to his heirs. But the ...

En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

making it a significant element in religious and funerary art. The funerary mask of Tutankhamun is one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Egypt and includes inlaid lapis lazuli, emphasizing ...

Excerpt: Once cherished by ancient civilisations from Egypt to Mesopotamia, lapis lazuli, often dubbed "blue gold," continues ...

It will mark the first time all 5,000 artifacts excavated from the infamous tomb of the king will be displayed together in a single location, including his iconic golden funerary mask. The ...

Funerary masks (or death masks) were placed over the faces of mummies ... It's on display at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Teti's burial chamber was located beneath the pyramid, along with ...

DAGLI ORTI/ART ARCHIVE The other body lying outside ... To their surprise, they saw that everything, including a striking green funerary mask, was covered with a scarlet powder, later confirmed ...

Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art and Culture stretches from symbolism ... artefacts such as a sarcophagus and decorative funerary masks, and a look at how stories and images from the Egypt ...

“It’s an epic day with amazing costumes where you get to make an ass of yourself." ...

Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art and Culture stretches from symbolism ... artefacts such as a sarcophagus and decorative funerary masks, and a look at how stories and images from the Egypt ...

making it a key element in religious and funerary art, as seen in Tutankhamun's iconic funerary mask. Lapis lazuli's significance extended to ancient Mesopotamia, where it was carved into intricate ...