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Scholars Just Removed a High-Ranking Mummy From Her Coffin; to Discover She Was Buried With a Secret Painting

Scholars Just Removed a High-Ranking Mummy From Her Coffin;  to Discover She Was Buried With a Secret Painting

Conservators at the Perth Museum and Art Gallery in Scotland made a surprising discovery when they cracked open the coffin of a nearly 3,000-year-o...

Tutankhamen head fetches millions at UK auction despite Egypt's protests

A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen sold at auction in London for more than 4.7 million pounds on Thursday, in the face of Egyptian de...

Riddle of Ancient Egyptian Statues' Broken Noses Revealed

Riddle of Ancient Egyptian Statues' Broken Noses Revealed

An antiquarian revealed this week why so many Ancient Egyptian relics had their noses broken off.Curator Edward Bleiberg, in charge of Ancient Egyp...

Expert guide: 7 tips for collecting Ancient Jewellery

Ancient jewellery styles are in vogue but, says Antiquities specialist Hannah Fox Solomon, original pieces that can be thousands of years old are s...

Collecting Egyptian Bronzes

Collecting Egyptian Bronzes

Antiquities specialist Claudio Corsi explains what new collectors should look for when considering Egyptian bronzes — illustrated with pieces from ...