The Museum’s art of the ancient Mediterranean cultures—Egypt, the Near East, Greece and Rome—includes one of the finest collections of ancient glass in the nation as well as classical antiquities that illustrate glassmaking over a 2,500 year period.

The Egyptian Collection features the mummy case of Henet-Mer, as well as sculpture, writing and funerary objects that provide a view of life in ancient Egypt, from Neolithic times through the Roman period.  Unusual holdings of the Coptic art of Christian Egypt include rare textiles, pottery, sculpture and paintings.  Sculpture from Greece, Rome, Cyprus and Etruria are also important pieces in the collections.

Unrecorded artist, Coffin lid of Henet‑Mer, 1075‑945 B.C.E.​ Thebes, Egypt​. Sycamore fig wood, gesso, paint, 73 x 20 x 11 1/2 in.​ Purchase 1965 John J. O'Neill Bequest Fund | 65.65​

Unrecorded maker, Pomegranate‑shaped vessel, 12th century B.C.E.​ Egypt​. Core‑formed glass, 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ​Eugene Schaefer Collection. Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 1950 | 50.1249​

Ennion, Ennion Cup, ca. 40 ‑ 50 C.E.​ Sidon, Lebanon, Roman Empire​. Mold‑blown glass, 4 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ​Eugene Schaefer Collection. Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 1950 | 50.1443​

Manner of the Antimenes Painter, Amphora, 530 B.C.E​. Black‑figure pottery, 14 1/2 x 9 in. (36.8 x 22.9 cm). Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 1950 | 50.277​

Related Exhibitions and Galleries

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean

1st Floor, Main Building