A visitor looks at an artwork during the sixth edition of Art Cairo at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, on Feb 10, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] A major highlight of Art Cairo was the "Egyptian ...

The sixth edition of Art Cairo, currently underway at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is captivating art lovers with a stunning array of contemporary Arab art.

The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

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and religious context of Greco-Roman Egypt and moving on to the portraits themselves, providing detailed commentary on their iconography and techniques. The final section examines the find sites ...

Iterations of the Ouroboros has since been found in different cultures around the world including the Far East. Today, the symbol also makes an appearance in a new limited-edition timepiece from ...

By Malak Khaled Art Cairo, the region’s leading contemporary art fair, returns for its sixth edition from February 8 to 11, ...

Central to Egyptian royal iconography, the snake — crawling close to the earth — was also celebrated for its connection to the soil, symbolizing fertility. The same attribute also linked the ...

Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on ...