The Velletri Sarcophagus is a masterpiece of Roman funerary art. Fusing Asian and Greek styles, its mythological reliefs depict the labors of the larger-than-life hero alongside the king and ...

In her book, Roman Sarcophagi in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, author Anna Marguerite McCann writes that this sarcophagus is the museum’s “one complete example of the ‘Eastern ...

Archaeologists unearth Roman-era sarcophagus showing Greek gods in drinking contest - Find hints at a rare regional ...

Art Deco revelled in the here and now, rejecting all that came before it. It appropriated imagery from all over the world like a magpie, from Tutankhamen’s sarcophagus to the art of the Aztecs ...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

Sarcophagus of the Spouses will be restored in full view of the public, a move the museum says aims to highlight the often-unseen work of art professionals and show that the museum is a living space.

It is “the only royal Egyptian sarcophagus to ever be offered for sale on the art market”, according to Salomon Aaron, the director of David Aaron. The 2m-tall inner sarcophagus once held the ...

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center right, and Mostafa Waziri, top official at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, talk in front of an ancient wooden sarcophagus during a handover ceremony at ...

CAIRO — An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the ... The museum bought the piece from a Paris art dealer in 2017 for about $4 million. It was returned to Egypt in 2019.

An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston ... Met bought the piece from a Paris art dealer in 2017 for about $4 million. It was returned to Egypt in 2019.