What did ancient Greeks wear in the winter? A natural question as all statues of Greeks in antiquity depict them dressed in ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

The history of Persian rugs spans over 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire, with the Pazyryk carpet (5th century BCE) ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...

The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.

From Persia, Alexander continued conquering eastward ... the most iconic and well-known representation of his face in ancient art.” The researchers used multispectral imaging to examine the ...

Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images ... at the foot of Mount Olympus (the most sacred site in Ancient Greece) is Dion, where Alexander made sacrifices to the god Zeus before setting out for ...

“The artist who, in the shadow of the throne of His Majesty, has become a master of calligraphy is Muhammad Husain of Kashmir. He has been honoured with the title Zarrinqalam, the gold pen. He ...

Saudi Arabia's Islamic arts biennale in Jeddah is showcasing a fusion of traditional Islamic art and contemporary creativity ...

The ancient faith dating back to 1700 B.C. is in danger of becoming extinct if its dwindling followers don't find a way to ...

Matein Khalid V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like“trap doors to a bottomless past”. This was my first thought when I ...