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Ancient Art
Telling the tale of over 5,000 years of human history, this collection includes objects from the Egyptian, Near Eastern, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Byzantine cultures.
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Coffin of TjebyEgypt, First Intermediate Period, 11th Dynasty (2081-1938 BC)2124–2040 BC -
Griffin LampEarly Byzantine (4th – 6th century)4th - 6th century -
Statue of Seated Scribe, Sema-tawy-tefnakhtEgypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.)664–610 B.C. -
Black-figure AmphoraGroup E (attributed to a painter of) (Greek, Attic)ca. 540 B.C. -
Female FigureEarly Cycladic II (3rd millennium B.C.)ca. 2400 BC -
The Four Seasons, section of floor mosaic from the House of the Drinking ContestRoman, Seleucia Pieria, a suburb of Antioch (Late second-early third century )late second-early third century -
Bread Stamp with Image of Saint PhilipByzantine (late 6th or 7th century)late 6th or 7th century -
Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula)Roman (1st century)1st century -
Statue of Senkamanisken, King of KushKushite, Nubian (7th century B.C.)643–623 BC -
Red-Figure Ram’s-Head RhytonGreek (Attic, 5th century B.C.) The Triptolemos painter and Charinos, potter (attributed to)ca. 480 B.C. -
Asiatic SarcophagusRoman (3rd century)3rd century -
Fayum Portrait of a WomanRoman (3rd-4th century)3rd-4th century