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Artifacts from West Asia and Egypt

Mummy of Pasherienptah(detail), Excavated at Thebes, Egypt 22nd dynasty, ca. 945-730 BC, Gift of Egyptian Department of Antiquities

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
June 24, 2020 (Wed) - October 4, 2020 (Sun)

This part introduces artifacts from West Asia and Egypt, known as the cradle of the earliest civilizations.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 13 results

	Designation	Name		Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Jar with Wavy Handles		Egypt	Predynastic period, 4th millennium BC	Gift of Mr. B. Dean TJ-2369
Highlight		Tomb Relief of Iny		Excavated at Saqqara, Egypt	Old Kingdom 6th dynasty, ca. 23rd century BC	TJ-5799
Highlight		Ring with a Scarab		Egypt	Middle Kingdom, 12th dynasty, ca. 1976-1794 BC	Gift of Mr. Hashimoto Kanji TJ-5622
Highlight		Copper or Bronze Sword		Excavated in Syria	Sumerian Early Dynastic period, 3rd millennium BC	TJ-4909-1
Highlight		Foundation Peg with a God Figure		Excavated in southern Iraq	Sumerian Early Dynastic period, ca. 2400 BC	TJ-5597
Highlight		Battle Axe		Excavated in Luristan, Iran	Late 2nd–early 1st millennium BC	TJ-625-7
Highlight		Glazed Tiles		Northwestern Iran	Iron Age, 8th-7th century BC	TJ-5678
Highlight		Necklace		Iran	Achaemenid period, 6th-4th century BC	TJ-5798
Highlight		Pyxis with Gold Ornamentation		Excavated in Alexandria, Egypt or Italy	1st century BC-1st century AD	Private collection
Highlight		Mummy of Pasherienptah		Excavated at Thebes, Egypt	22nd dynasty, ca. 945-730 BC	Gift of Egyptian Department of Antiquities TJ-1835
Highlight		Statue of Lion-headed Goddess Sakhmet		Excavated at Thebes, Egypt	New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 16th-14th century BC	TC-422-1
		Heracles		Excavated at Hatra, Iraq	Parthian period, 1st-2nd century	Gift of the Iraqi Government TJ-4822
Highlight		Dish, Design of a humped bull		Excavated in Iran	Late Hellenistic-Parthian period, second half of 3rd-first half of 1st century BC	TJ-5805

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