A new X-ray analysis of a 3,000-year-old painting of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses-II has revealed what archaeologists suspect are strange “touch-ups” made to the artwork over years. Ancient Egypt has no ...

X-ray analysis has revealed hidden details in ancient Egyptian paintings, suggesting artists at the time were allowed to add their own personal touches. The first is a painting of Ramesses II, an ...

Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 103 (Sale info: For Sale). "The hosts of Pharaoh went in with his horsemen--and the Lord brought the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel ...

The painters who decorated Egyptian tombs and temples followed rigid guidelines for centuries—until a style revolution changed the rules. Not all tomb art was for the high born. A detail from the tomb ...

"The hosts of Pharoah went in with his horsemen and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them: but the children of Israel went on dry land. And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron ...