Glazed Tiles, Iron Age, 8th-7th century BC
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
February 6, 2018 (Tue) - May 13, 2018 (Sun)
This part intrduces artifacts from West Asia and Egypt, known as the cradle of the earliest civilization.
Current exhibit includes:
Stone Fragment with Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Excavated in Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, New Kingdom (18th dynasty; around the reign of Akhenaten), ca. 1351–1334 BC (Gift of the University of Pennsylvania)
Jar with Two Handles, Roman period, 2nd century (Gift of Mr. Momose Osamu and Mrs. Momose Fumiko)
Terracotta Figurine of a Musician, 18th–17th century B.C.
Battle Axe, Excavated in Luristan, Iran, Late 2nd–early 1st millennium BC
Glazed Tiles, Iron Age, 8th–7th century BC
Oenochoe, 4th 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)
Large Jar, Blue glaze, Excavated in Iran, Islamic period, 13th–14th century