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This Ancient Statue Was Discarded by Raiders. Scientists Think It’s a Rare Treasure.

Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass discovered a statue that he said rewrites what we know about Egyptian art history. The familial statue mixed ...
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Trigger warning put on ancient Egyptian slave statues

The National Trust has put a trigger warning on a pair of ancient Egyptian slave statues. The statues, at Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire, depict two children clothed in gold, raising torches and ...
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Garden statues turn out to be ancient Egyptian relics, selling for $265K

A pair of carved stone statues used as garden ornaments have sold for more than 195,000 ($265,510) after it was revealed that they were ancient Egyptian relics dating back thousands of years, an ...
Texas Monthly

How Dozens of Stunning Ancient Roman Statues Ended Up in Cowtown

The ancient Romans weren’t precious about their marble statues. They didn’t sequester them in museums, displaying them out of reach, next to placards explaining their provenance, context, and meaning.
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Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory

Who was Queen Hatshepsut and why was she important? Hatshepsut ruled as the pharaoh of Egypt around 3,500 years ago. Her reign was an exceptionally successful one – she was a prolific builder of ...
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5 ancient cultures that celebrated curvy bodies

Walk into any museum and you'll see them. Those ancient statues with generous hips, full breasts, and rounded bellies.For ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Goddess Hestia Statue Head Unearthed at Ancient City in Turkey

Archaeologists in western Turkey uncover a Hellenistic marble head believed to depict the Greek goddess Hestia.
Hyperallergic

Ancient Statues Pose for Selfies

Selfie-ification of Agesandros and Poloydoros Athendoros, “Laocoon and his Sons” (c.1816), plaster, 240 x 141 x 83cm (image via Imgur) It’s one thing to take a #museumselfie with a work of art, as if ...
Hyperallergic

ISIS Destroys Mosul Museum Collection and Ancient Assyrian Statues [UPDATED]

A video released on Thursday by ISIS shows members of the terrorist organization destroying ancient Assyrian artifacts at the Mosul Museum and the nearby Nineveh archaeological site. “The prophet ...
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Ancient Roman-era marble statues taken in audacious museum theft

Ancient Roman-era statues have been stolen from the national museum in the Syrian capital, Damascus, leading to the facility’s temporary closure, officials confirmed on Tuesday. News of the audacious ...
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This Ancient Statue Was Discarded by Raiders. Scientists Think It’s a Rare Treasure.

Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass discovered a statue that he said rewrites what we know about Egyptian art history. The familial statue mixed together different styles of craftsmanship in a way never ...