“Statuette depicting a worshipping baboon,” New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (ca. 1279–1213 BCE) meta-siltstone (image courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) ...

The 2,200-year-old Ptolemaic Dynasty-era statue was believed to have been looted during World War II from a museum now located in eastern Libya.

The two-foot-tall statue, chiseled during ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic Dynasty, was a rare find. It was discovered in the 1930s in a large earthenware storage jar. via The Cleveland Museum of Art ...

“Statue of a Man” (200–100 BCE or later), Ptolemaic dynasty, black basalt, 22 13/16 inches tall (image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art) ...

Other items found in the area of the tombs include statues, funerary amulets and a pottery vessel containing 38 bronze coins dating back to the Ptolemaic period. The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's ...

The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's last before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded in 305 B.C. after Alexander the Great of Macedonia took Egypt in 332 B.C. and one of his ...

The Ptolemaic dynasty was Egypt's last before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded around 300 B.C. after Alexander the Great of Macedonia took Egypt in 332 B.C.

A trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt's last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs The artifacts include gold pieces and jewelry dating back to Egypt's Late and Ptolemaic periods.

A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds.