Archeaology

Why Do so Many Egyptian Statues Have Broken Noses?

The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian art galleries is a straightforward but salient one: Why are the statues’ noses broken? …

The Intricately Carved Tiya Megaliths of Ethiopia

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Mysterioυs Mυmmy – The Yoυпg Lady

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The many faces of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt

The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century Viennese sculptor have long perplexed critics – but they catch the mood of Vienna during the Enlightenment