Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection

The Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection incorporates more than 18,500 objects from Egypt, Nubia along its southern border, Mesopotamia, and the Arabian Peninsula. The pieces span a period of five thousand years, from the Predynastic Period (c.4500 B.C.E.) to the Christian era. Among the masterpieces in the collection are royal statues and reliefs, decorated caskets, funerary items, and an original cult chamber from an official’s tomb in Giza.