An art critic shares her guide to exploring the art treasures of Paris, from some of the most well-known to places you may ...

Sumerian scribes referred to the land immediately ... the same figure is depicted in front of an image of the local god on his serpent throne. The placing of the kunanki at the foot of a divine statue ...

Treasured relics such as the legendary Gudea statues showcased the artistic brilliance ... Ningirsu, a prominent deity in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, was revered as the god of war and agriculture.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Torso pieces were also found in the same region. Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue ...

Excavations on the ruins of a fountain in Aspendos—an ancient Greco-Roman city now located in modern-day Turkey—unearthed a marble statue of the god Hermes. “Figures that remained buried for ...

Eridu was left dry and uninhabited, preserving it like no other Mesopotamian region with irrigation systems that ended up ...