Egypt and Western Asia
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Jar with Two Handles
Egypt, Roman period, 2nd century (Gift of Mr. Momose Osamu and Mrs. Momose Fumiko)Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 3
July 14, 2026 (Tue) - October 4, 2026 (Sun)This section of the gallery features ancient art and artifacts from regions that gave rise to some of humanity’s earliest civilizations, including West Asia, Egypt, and the eastern Mediterranean. The Egyptian collection includes stoneware and earthenware objects from Pre-dynastic Egypt (circa 6000–3150 BC) as well as reliefs, mummies, and decorative art from Dynastic Egypt. Other objects frequently on view include Bronze Age burial goods from West Asia and the eastern Mediterranean, tablets bearing cuneiform script from Mesopotamia, and sculptures and pottery from ancient Iran.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Tomb Relief of Iny | Excavated in Saqqara, Egypt | Old Kingdom 6th dynasty, ca. 23rd century BC | TJ-5799 | ||||
| Highlight | Ornamental Mummy Apron | Egypt | Ptolemaic period, ca. 323–30 BC | Gift of the University of Pennsylvania, TJ-1603 | |||
| Highlight | Mummy Shroud of Padiinher | Excavated in Lower Egypt | Roman period, ca. 1st century | TJ-5811 | |||
| Highlight | Foundation Peg with a God Figure | Southern Iraq | Sumerian Early Dynastic period, ca. 2400 BC | TJ-5597 | |||
| Highlight | Glass Beads (Necklaces) | Four strands | Mainland Greece | Late Helladic III, ca. 14th–13th century BC | Private collection | On exhibit from September 15, 2026 | |
| Highlight | Fragment of Core-Formed Glass Vessel | Egypt | New Kingdom (19th–20th dynasties), second half of the 13th century–12th century BC | TJ-2331 | On exhibit from September 15, 2026 | ||
| Highlight | Jar with Two Handles | Egypt | Roman period, 2nd century | Gift of Mr. Momose Osamu and Mrs. Momose Fumiko, TJ-5841 | On exhibit from September 15, 2026 | ||
| Highlight | Mummy of Pasherienptah | Excavated at Thebes, Egypt | 22nd dynasty, ca. 945–730 BC | Gift of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities, TJ-1835 | |||
| Highlight | Ibis | Excavated at Tuna el-Gebel, Egypt | Ptolemaic period, ca. 323–30 BC | Gift of the Egyptian government, TJ-4832 | |||
| Highlight | The Goddess Sekhmet | Excavated at Thebes, Egypt | New Kingdom (18th Dynasty; reign of Amenhotep III), ca. 1388–1350 BC | TC-422-1 | |||
| Highlight | Heracles | Excavated at Hatra, Iraq | Parthian period, 1st–2nd century | Gift of the Iraqi Government, TJ-4822 | |||
| Highlight | Large Jar | Iran | Islamic period, 13th–14th century | TG-2400 |