On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

For decades, the story of art was simple: humans arrived, creativity followed. Cave paintings, symbolic markings, and ...

For much of human history, the ancient medium of ceramics may have been associated, as much as anything, with Ming vases, women’s work, decorative arts, and humble utilitarian objects. Yet the art ...

What’s in a name? And what is the power of that name to communicate artistry and prestige? Since antiquity, names have had the power to generate relationships, tying us to people, to places, and also ...

Egyptologist and paleography expert Elizabeth Bettles analyzes hieroglyphs painted on the walls of tombs in the Theban necropolis. By identifying different “handwriting” techniques — distinct shapes, ...

Art is not eternal, but it’s probably the closest that humanity can get. From the viewer's perspective, the art of the past exists in the present when you look at it. From a living artist’s ...

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Following more than a decade of research and conservation, Sarasota, Florida’s Ringling Museum of Art will now display more than 200 works from its collection of ancient art for the first time. If you ...

Ancient rock carvings in southern Peru could have been made by people high on hallucinogenic drugs, a new study suggests. The carvings likely portray dancers and are featured on more than 2,000 ...

Don't confuse quilts with quilting. Quilts conjure visions of curling up by a fireplace or propped up in bed with a good book. They evoke phrases like "lost art" and "American tradition," phrases that ...

Today, this time-honored technique is undergoing a surprising transformation. Hair stylist and artist Nazym Omirzak has ...