The Sacred Cats of Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians revered cats of all kinds and honored them in their art. From servals to the mighty lion, cats were seen as powerful forces for...
Sarah Mills 8 August 2025
Ancient Art
From Ancient Near East to Dungeons and Dragons: Lamassu, The Mesopotamian Gatekeeper
Lamassu is an iconic winged deity and a lasting motif from the ancient Near East. The most prevalent form of the Lamassu is attributed to the...
Maya M. Tola 24 July 2025
The Ishtar Gate: A Gateway to Babylonian Grandeur
The Ishtar Gate, one of the most iconic remnants of Ancient Mesopotamia, stands as a testament to the grandeur of the cradle of civilization. This...
Maya M. Tola 24 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Striding Lion from the Ishtar Gate
Striding Lion is a masterpiece of Mesopotamian art with monumental size and composition. It symbolizes the strength of King Nebuchadnezzar II and the...
James W Singer 24 July 2025
A Luxurious Desire: Ancient Near Eastern Ivory Carvings
The allure of ivory, a lustrous material that gleams and glows when polished, exudes warmth and mysterious beauty. Near Eastern ivory carvings are...
Marga Patterson 24 July 2025
Mysterious Female Nude Statuettes of the Parthian Empire
Several female nude statuettes have been unearthed from the subterranean landscape of ancient Iraq. Rendered in the Greco-Babylonian style, these...
Marga Patterson 24 July 2025
Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun: Over 100 Years Later
The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun was a landmark event in the study of history and archaeology that captivated the world. The life, death, and...
Maya M. Tola 18 July 2025
The Tang Shipwreck—Southeast Asia’s Maritime Heritage
Discovered near the Belitung Island in Indonesia, the Tang Shipwreck is a momentous archaeological discovery of recent times that provides...
Maya M. Tola 18 July 2025
Pompeii of the Aegean: Thera Wall Paintings on Santorini
The Thera wall paintings on Santorini reveal the bustling civilization that existed on the southernmost island of the Cyclades circa 1600 BCE. Around...
Anastasia Manioudaki 18 July 2025
Have You Ever Seen Ancient Sculptures’ Colors?
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 July 2025
Woman with Stylus: What a Portrait Can Tell Us About Women in Ancient Rome
Woman with Stylus is an ancient Roman fresco unearthed in Pompeii nearly two millennia after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Various details...
Natalia Iacobelli 17 July 2025
Lifelike Faces of the Dead: Fayum Portraits from Roman Egypt
Though they are often referred to as “Fayum portraits”—taking their title from the location of a region in Egypt where Pharaoh Amenemhat...
Anthony de Feo 17 July 2025
