The Vatican Museums' Laocoön and His Sons is long considered an exemplar of Hellenistic artistry—but what if it was actually ...

First, in Exodus 25:18-21, God commands Moses to make two statues of angels (cherubim) for the top of the Ark of the Covenant. Later in Numbers 21:8-9, God commands Moses to make a bronze serpent ...

In the picturesque town of San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany, archaeologists unearthed a rich treasure trove during their latest excavation campaign, as announced by the Italian Ministry of Culture.

The overgrown jungle of Copán is the backdrop for a formidable stone statue erected in the early eighth century ... He also holds a scepter with two protruding serpent heads. When Stephens and ...

The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, will be returned to its home country after provenance research at the ...