The Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria is the most important museum dedicated to Greco-Roman antiquities in the world. It was created on the initiative of the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Botti, located in Alexandria, Egypt and officially inaugurated on 17 October 1892 by Khedive Abbas II Helmy.
Initially installed in a five-room apartment in a small building located on Rosette Street (Canopus Street and currently Freedom), it was relocated in 1895 to the building it still occupies today. At the time, the museum had only 11 rooms, in the building's west wing. Later on, other rooms were added to it, which gave them their current form in the current location near the road leading to Gamal Abdel Nasser.
It houses thousands of antiquities dating back to the 3rd century BC, including an impressive black granite sculpture of Apis, the sacred bull of the Egyptians, mummies, coffins, tapestries, and objects that faithfully present a panorama as varied from the Greco-Roman civilization as it took in its connection In Egypt.
Initially installed in a five-room apartment in a small building located on Rosette Street (Canopus Street and currently Freedom), it was relocated in 1895 to the building it still occupies today. At the time, the museum had only 11 rooms, in the building's west wing. Later on, other rooms were added to it, which gave them their current form in the current location near the road leading to Gamal Abdel Nasser.
It houses thousands of antiquities dating back to the 3rd century BC, including an impressive black granite sculpture of Apis, the sacred bull of the Egyptians, mummies, coffins, tapestries, and objects that faithfully present a panorama as varied from the Greco-Roman civilization as it took in its connection In Egypt.
Structure:
Room 1:
The Good Shepherd in Alabaster. Her big eyes, long dress is an evolution of the Coptic model.
Artifacts in the Monastery of Minas Street, west of Alexandria.
Room 3:
Silver torso of Aphrodite (2nd century BC);
Variety of antique jewelery in different gorgeous colors.
Hall 4: Dedicated to Coptic textiles from the best weavers in the Christian world.
Room 5: A stunning antique model of a water cooling system.
Room 6:
The bull of Apis is found west of the so-called Pompey Column. This statue dates back to the era of Hadrian. This bull represents the most successful illustration of Greek realism on an Egyptian design.
The head of Serapis is carved in fine white marble. It was also found near Pompeii's Column. He was one of the Ptolemaic deities, a mixture of Osiris and Apis.
Fine mosaics from Alexandria's specialties including sailing ships made of colored pebbles.
Room 7:
Two statues of a headless sphinx made during the reign of Amenemhat IV (Twelfth Dynasty);
Two statues of Isis, beheaded, in black basalt show an example of the Tyt knot, the symbol of the goddess.
Room 8: dedicated to coffins. We can see the difference between gilded pharaonic cardboard and decorated cardboard dating back to the Ptolemaic period.
Hall 9: Dedicated primarily to the crocodile deity Sobek.
Room 11: It contains some of the most interesting statues, as Egyptian scenes and techniques are depicted with Greek influences. One can see there the image of the divine serpent "Agathadaimon Stelae". Stone fragments from the Temple of Athrib (Benha) along the northern wall of the hall.
Room 12: Contains statues from the Greco-Roman period:
Red granite head of Ptolemy IV, found in Abu Qir, wearing the Double Crown of Egypt:
Medusa mosaic.
A huge white marble statue of Marcus Aurelius was discovered under the Sayed Darwish Theater in Alexandria.
Marble statue of Isis as the Nile goddess resting in front of the Sphinx. Her left hand holds a ship, and the eight children soar above her represent the eight arms from which the Nile should rise for a perfect flood.
Room 14: Filled with Portrait Heads of Famous Roman Emperors: Hadrian, Vespasian, and Augustus.
Room 16: Contains part of the finest Hellenistic statues, including Aphrodite's torso.
Room 17: Contains a sarcophagus that shows Ariadne sleeping on Naxos Island. The god of sleep (Hypnos) stands on his head. Her husband Dionysus stands before her. The rest shows Hercules drunk.
Room 18:
Chatby funeral amphora, dating back to the end of the 4th century BC;
A unique set of tanagra clay. This collection extends from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD, and provides information on women's fashion, hairstyles, hats, and dresses.
Room 21: This room contains abundant pottery and some statues. Outside in this hall stands a statue of Hercules with a palm in his left hand and a lion's mantle in his right.
Room 22: This hall is for stained glassware. Early in the history of Egypt, people learned how to make glass. At the end of the hall is the beautiful bronze head of Emperor Hadrian.
The museum garden is full of statues and various objects.
Visiting dates: -
From eleven o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the evening.
Ticket price:-
Entrance ticket price for Egyptians: -
The price of the entry ticket for Egyptians is 40 Egyptian pounds, on different days.
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