Glazed Tiles, Northwestern Iran, Iron Age, 8th-7th century BC
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
April 9, 2019 (Tue) - June 30, 2019 (Sun)
This part intrduces artifacts from West Asia and Egypt, known as the cradle of the earliest civilization.
Current exhibit includes:
Jar with Wavy Handles, Egypt, Predynastic period, 4th millennium BC (Gift of Mr. B. Dean)
Black-topped Vessel, Egypt, Predynastic period, 4th millennium BC (Gift of Mr. B. Dean)
Tomb Relief of Iny, Excavated at Saqqara, Egypt, Old Kingdom 6th dynasty, ca. 23rd century BC
Model Boat, Upper Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2025-1794 BC
Copper or Bronze Sword, Excavated in Syria, Sumerian Early Dynastic period, 3rd millennium BC
Pin, Excavated in Syria, Sumerian Early Dynastic period, 3rd millennium BC
Cuneiform Text on Clay Cone, Excavated in Iraq, Gutian period, 22nd century BC (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Plain Bowl, Excavated at Tell Taya, Iraq, Akkadian period, ca. 2300 BC (Gift of Iraqi Government)
Battle Axe, Excavated in Luristan, Iran, Late 2nd?early 1st millennium BC
Belt Ornament, Eastern Turkey or Transcaucasia, Iron Age, early 1st millennium BC
Glazed Tiles, Northwestern Iran, Iron Age, 8th-7th century BC
Amphoriskos, Excavated in Iraq or Syria, Ca. 15th-14th century BC (Private collection)
Pyxis with Gold Ornamentation, Excavated in Alexandria, Egypt or Italy, 1st century BC-1st century AD (Private collection)
Heracles, Excavated at Hatra, Iraq, Parthian period, 1st-2nd century, Gift of the Iraqi Government