Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs -- into breathtaking artworks, reviving the ...

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. 27 (Xinhua ... We reinterpret it with our own creativity." For decades, stone carving has been a vital income source for hundreds of families in Luxor, sustaining communities ...

aka the Stone of Scone. It was the biblical Jacob’s pillow, a pedestal of the Ark of the Covenant, and it travelled to Scotland from Syria via Egypt, Spain and Ireland. The fact that it’s made ...

A stunning dancing horse sculpture emerges as skilled hands transform raw pink stone into a masterpiece. Every chisel stroke and refined detail brings this creation to life, capturing movement and ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Geographic Expeditions just launched a 10-day cruise through Egypt that includes a private rooftop for the eclipse viewing ...

Houghton Hall is set to host the largest-ever retrospective of British sculptor Stephen Cox. The exhibition, running from May ...

Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ...

Apollo Art Auctions is pleased to announce its Ancient Art & Antiquities February e-sale, a two-day online event featuring a ...

A big fragment of an ancient Greek kouros statue that belongs to the Archaic period was exposed by waves in Kusadasi, Turkey.