Pharaoh Seti I (Fragment) (detail), Excavated in Egypt, New Kingdom (19th dynasty; around the reign of Pharaoh Seti I), ca. 1290-1278 BC (Gift of Mr. Momose Osamu and Mrs. Momose Fumiko)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
September 27, 2016 (Tue) - December 23, 2016 (Fri)
This part intrduces artifacts from West Asia and Egypt, known as the cradle of the earliest civilization.
Current exhibit includes:
Pharaoh Seti I (Fragment), Excavated in Egypt, New Kingdom (19th dynasty; around the reign of Pharaoh Seti I), ca. 1290-1278 BC (Gift of Mr. Momose Osamu and Mrs. Momose Fumiko)
Copper Foundation Peg with a God's Figurine, Excavated in southern Iraq, Sumerian Early Dynastic period, 25th-24th century BC
Mummy of Pasherienptah, Excavated at Thebes, Egypt, 22nd dynasty, ca. 945-730 BC (Gift of Egyptian Department of Antiquities)
Heracles, Excavated at Hatra, Iraq, Parthian period, 1st-2nd century (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Dish with Humped Bull Design, Excavated in Iran, Late Hellenistic-Parthian period, second half of 3rd-first half of 1st century BC