Archaeologists excavating the remains of Rome's "Golden House," the opulent palace that Emperor Nero built for himself right ...

These extraordinary Egyptian images produced from Julio-Claudian times through the age of Constantine (the first four centuries A.D.), seem often to have been commissioned while the subject was still ...

In this unique one-time seminar, we will look at the role scientific examination plays in investigating the production of ancient Egyptian mummy portraits and how these objects fit into the larger ...

Objects of daily use are not common in Egyptian burials of the Late and Ptolemaic Period, but became a popular burial good again under Roman rule: in particular, cosmetic objects are commonly found ...

Objects of daily use are not common in Egyptian burials of the Late and Ptolemaic Period, but became a popular burial good again under Roman rule: in particular, cosmetic objects are commonly found ...

The important finds from his excavations include mummy portraits, gabled-roof coffins, traditional Egyptian-style coffins, and almost 30 new papyri in Greek and Demotic (the second to last stage of ...