Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Art

Spanning several millennia, MAG’s extensive collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art includes an important pair of nesting coffins made for Pa-Debehu-Aset, Roman funerary art and glass, and Greek metalwork and ceramics.

Highlights

Dark bronze statue of an Egyptian goddess.
The Goddess Neith, Third Intermediate Period to Late Period (1069-332 BCE)
Egyptian artist
Bronze. Gift of the Estate of Emily and James Sibley Watson, 1951.117
Statue of the Egyptian King Ny-user-ra.
King Ny-user-ra, Old Kingdom (2686-2125 BCE)
Egyptian artist
Upper half of red granite; lower half of toned plaster. R. T. Miller Fund, 1942.54
Egyptian coffin.
Inner Coffin of Pa-debehu-Aset, Ptolemaic Period (332 -30 BCE)
Egyptian artist
Wood, polychromy, gilding, with glass, stone and shell inlay. Stratton Gould Fund, 2000.11.2
A large, wide-mouthed jar painted with a horse-drawn chariot.
Krater, 1275 BCE-1225 BCE
Mycenaean artist
Terracotta, paint. R. T. Miller Fund, 1951.203
Marble gravestone depicting a handshake between a husband and wife.
Grave Stele, 399 BCE – 300 BCE
Greek artist
Pentelic marble. Helen Barrett Montgomery Bequest, 1936.54
Bronze Greek helmet with a rusted green patina.
Corinthian Helmet, Late 7th Century BCE
Greek artist
Bronze. Maurice R. and Maxine B. Forman Fund, 2008.70
Fragment of a plaster fragment showing a flying cupid against a brilliant rust-red background.
Fresco Fragment with Cupid Holding a Mask, before 79 CE
Roman artist
Paint on plaster. The C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection, 1928.75
Roman marble sculpture of a man's head.
Portrait Head of a Man with a Beard, 100-199
Roman artist
Marble. R. T. Miller Fund, 1946.39
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