The other painting is in the tomb of Nakhtamun, a cleric. Unlike those in the tomb of Menna, these works are underrated and “simply inaccessible,” according to the study.

The other painting is in the tomb of Nakhtamun, a cleric. Unlike those in the tomb of Menna, these works are underrated and “simply inaccessible,” according to the study.

In the Menna tomb painting, the analysis confirmed the presence of a third ghostly hand in a scene depicting Menna raising two hands in front of his face, in adoration of Osiris.

The tomb chapels belong to Menna, an overseer under Amenhotep III, and Nakhtamun, chief of the funerary temple’s altar around the time of Ancient Egypt’s 20th Dynasty.

The other painting was located in Menna’s tomb, another Egyptian official, which shows Menna and his wife adoring the god Osiris. Both sites were chosen for their excellent conservation and ...

In the 18th dynasty tomb chapel belonging to the Overseer of the Fields of Amun, Menna (TT69), the team identified a phantom arm on the portrait of the tomb owner.

The second painting—located in the tomb of an official named Menna—was also altered. Artists changed the placement of Menna’s arm, as a third appendage is visible under a layer of white ...

Portrait of Ramses II from tomb of Nakhtamon (c. 1,200 BCE). The headdress, necklace, and royal sceptre were touched up during ... While studying the likeness of Ramses II in the tomb of Nakhtamon and ...

Artifact analysis is usually done in labs, leaving tomb art sadly short of scientific scrutiny. ... Actually, the repositioning of Menna's arm is visible to the naked eye if one is observant.

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — Researchers using a cutting-edge technique have discovered hidden details in two ancient Egyptian paintings in the Theban Necropolis, near the River Nile, that date ...