Ancient art

Spanning more than 5,000 years, our collection explores the origins of Western Art and the procession of cultures through the ages.

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Ben Bernthal sitting with a typewriter in front of the Ibis Coffin

Ben Bernthal sitting with a typewriter in front of the Ibis Coffin

Strangers’ Poems: Ibis Coffin

Read (and hear) a poem inspired by our Ibis coffin.

By Ben Bernthal, poet

Sennedjem and the Egyptians Who Built the Royal Tombs

See this extraordinary ancient coffin in our Ramses exhibition.

By Renée Dreyfus

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The Culinary World of Pompeii

The bustling city of Pompeii was halted in its tracks in the autumn of 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted, crushing the city under tons of ash and rubble.

By Sally Grainger

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San Francisco and Pompeii: Cities of Pleasure

Carol Queen, San Francisco sexologist and sociologist, was invited to comment on the Legion of Honor’s Last Supper in Pompeii.

By Carol Queen, PhD

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