The race and skin color of Cleopatra VII, the last active Hellenistic ruler of the Macedonian Greek Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, has caused some debate, [2] although generally not in scholarly …

The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I 's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek …

The manufacture of the Egyptian Faience through the periods of Ptolemaic and roman shows intense use of polychrome; our main concerns in this research are investigating the …

Aug 12, 2016 · «On view in the newly renovated Ptolemaic galleries is a graceful, broken-off upper part of what is known as a Hathor column, inscribed with the names of Nectanebo I, …

By examining artifacts and paintings that have survived from Ancient Egypt, archaeologists and art historians have identified the 5 dominant pigments that were most commonly used in their …

Green was the color of fresh growth, vegetation, and new life. The Egyptian word for green malachite represented joy. Turquoise was a particularly valued green-blue stone from the …

Oct 1, 2016 · Ptolemaic concerns thereafter turned largely inward, to the land of Egypt itself, or westward to Rome on the Mediterranean. To the south of Egypt, the Kushites had expanded …

Archaeological faience samples belonging to the Ptol- techniques to explore the color palette of the Egyptian artist in this period and highlight the most significant features of their ways of …

Apr 21, 2011 · Considering a basic range of colours, a short description of pigments adopted by the ancient Egyptian civilization can be outlined. Mineral sources, chronological horizons and …

Archaeologists have unearthed the first full-color portraits of Egyptian mummies in more than a century. The excavation at Gerzeh archaeological site in Faiyum revealed a huge funerary …