The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The ...

The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet known as the wedjat ... and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology, Horus ...

The earliest known synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue is found in some of the paint that still colors ancient statues, coffins, and tomb walls. Modern scientists were intrigued by this long-lasting ...

It measures about 450 feet long and 115 feet tall, and it’s famous for its stone walls covered in carved reliefs, which were once painted in vibrant colors. Researchers from Egypt’s Ministry ...

The ancient temple is said to date before the year 300 B.C. A total of 29 amulets ... ancient Egyptian deities. Two in ...

The amulet Ziv found is shaped like a scarab or a beetle, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in the news release. Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the ...

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Amulet inlay: figure of Anubis Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Inlay of mummy figure with human head Freer Gallery of Art and ...

Archaeologists say Nitzan picked up an ancient Canaanite scarab ... scarabs were used as seals and amulets, as Daphna Ben-Tor, curator of Egyptian archaeology at the Israel Museum, says in ...