Eye Idol, Excavated at Tell Brak, Syria, Second half of 4th millennium BC (Gift of Dr. Furusawa Shizuko)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
January 2, 2016 (Sat) - April 10, 2016 (Sun)
This part intrduces artifacts from West Asia and Egypt, known as the cradle of the earliest civilization.
Current exhibit includes:
Eye Idol, Excavated at Tell Brak, Syria, Second half of 4th millennium BC (Gift of Dr. Furusawa Shizuko)
Wide-mouthed Bottle with Handle, Excavated in Iran, 11th century (Private collection)
Statue of Lion-headed Goddess Sakhmet, Excavated at Thebes, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 16th-14th century BC
Heracles, Excavated at Hatra, Iraq, Parthian period, 1st-2nd century (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Cut Glass Goblet, Excavated in Iran, Sasanian period, ca. 6th century (Gift of Mr. Matsumoto Toru)