When you think of Egypt, the first image that probably springs to your mind is of the pyramids of Giza, or hieroglyphics, or some vague imagining of camels walking along the banks of the Nile. Even if ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. More than 3,000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian woman tattooed her body with dozens of symbols — ...

Designers and artists often embark on daily journeys into the past, exploring old markets and traditional arts in search of inspiring motifs laden with beautiful memories from other eras that they ...

Sir John Soane was fascinated by Egyptian architecture, but dismayed by the popularity of Egyptian-inspired motifs in fashionable decoration. ‘The Egyptian mania has spread further: even our furniture ...