About the Antiquity

In the display case to your left, you can see the oldest art objects in our collection. They are bowls, vases, and figures made of earthenware, the oldest dating back to about 1100 BC and the youngest from the fourteenth century AD.

The objects come from the region around the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East (Greece, Cyprus, Babylonia, Persia) and belong to the period now usually known as Antiquity. Through archaeological excavations and trade, they eventually ended up in our collection. Take a closer look and see if you can identify any patterns or details that recur later on in our exhibition and in the history of art.