Urartu was one of several first millennium B.C. states that came into existence and prominence in Anatolia (modern Turkey) after the destruction of the Hittite state around 1200 B.C.
Some Urartian cemeteries have been found, but the only excavated elite tomb is a
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In ancient Egypt, objects created with faience were considered magical, filled with the undying shimmer of the sun, and imbued with the powers of rebirth.
Faience may have been developed to simulate highly prized and rare semi-precious
Skyla Choi, MuSe intern for Media Production & Online Features, shares inspiration from The Met collection for Halloween costumes, masks, and props!
Have you ghouls and goblins prepared your costumes for Halloween?
We can speculate about some of Wah’s duties thanks to a set of wooden models that were probably made during his lifetime as part of the burial equipment of his employer, Meketre.
He must have been told countless times of the heroic deeds of Nebhepetre and his
Two scholars consider the displacement of Assyrian people and their art.
and heritage, predominantly more the modern period in recent years, although I have
Both kingdoms eventually and simultaneously succumbed to the successors of the Medes, the Persians, whose king Cyrus captured Sardis in 546 B.C.
Midas’ dedication would have occurred in the late eighth century B.C., Gyges’ in
These [Early Dynastic] statues embodied the very essence of the worshipper so that the spirit would be present when the physical body was not.
However, judging from the few excavated examples, these buildings appear not to have
Take breaks You don’t have to see the entire Museum in one visit!
