The Monteleone Chariot: One of the best-preserved Etruscan objects
Considered one of the world’s great archaeological finds, the Monteleone Chariot is an Etruscan parade chariot dated to the 6th century BCE. This chariot was accidentally discovered…
The “Amarna Princess” is a delicate limestone statuette representing a daughter of King Akhenaten and Queen Neferтιтi, key figures of the Amarna Period in Ancient Egypt.
This delicate limestone statuette portrays a daughter of King Akhenaten and Queen Neferтιтi. She is depicted wearing the distinctive “side-lock of youth,” a plaited strand of hair…
The Silver Pharaoh
Amid the chaos and turmoil of World War II, as the world was gripped by conflict and uncertainty, a dazzling revelation emerged from the sands of antiquity—a…
Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun
This alabaster canopic chest of Tutankhamun is considered to be one of the finest masterpieces of King Tut’s collection. The interior of the chest is divided into…
Lotus Chalice of Tutankhamun
This chalice in the form of a lotus is decorated with a whorl of circles and sepals in low relief. The handle is a lotus flower and…
Mummy of Sitre-In
This mummy of a woman known as “Mummy KV60b” was discovered within a large (7ft) sarcophagus in Tomb KV60 of the Valley of the Kings. She is…
Portrait of Queen TiyePortrait of Queen Tiye
This small portrait of Queen Tiye (22.5cm with feathered sun disc crown) was probably produced in the last years of her husband AmenH๏τep III’s reign because the…
Emperor Nero’s Bathtub in the Round Room of the Vatican Museum
Coveted by All Valued at $2 billion today, Imperial Porphyry was coveted by ancient rulers for its rarity. Mining it was an intense feat of human strength…
Ancient Stone Clamps of Tiwanaku: Engineering Marvels Lost to Time
Locked between two ancient stone blocks lies a precise, I-shaped groove—an architectural feature known as a clamp or keystone socket. This seemingly simple recess tells a profound…
Shock!пg Discovery: Archaeologists Uпcover 5,000-Year-Old Hieroglyphs Depictiпg a Compυter aпd Bicycle iп aп Aпcieпt Mexicaп Tomb
Iп aп iпcredible discovery that challeпges oυr υпderstaпdiпg of aпcieпt techпology, archaeologists have reportedly υпcovered 5,000-year-old hieroglyphic carviпgs depictiпg objects that resemble moderп iпveпtioпs, sυch as a…