Egyptian mummy portraits show antiquity's piercing gaze in new Rome show ...

ROME: An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death.

Egypt on Sunday unveiled a restored second-century Fayoum mummy portrait ahead of a Rome exhibition that will mark the collection’s first major display overseas. The restored artwork, known as the ...

When you hear the word mummy, most people think of a shambling monster covered in tattered canvas bandages. However, technically a mummy is any body that has been preserved after it died. This ...