A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

Show more In a visual treat taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of ancient Egyptian art through 30 ... and painting of the Old Kingdom.

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival ... in the State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, and the Egyptian ...