Plaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columns

Plaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columns

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

From left to right, on bases of increasing height, Isis, Serapis, and another goddess stand among the columns. On the pediment is an eagle with spread wings, an emblem of the god Serapis. Small plaques shaped like like shrines containing a god are found in various places in the Roman world, generally thought to be small offerings made at shrines.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columnsPlaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columnsPlaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columnsPlaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columnsPlaque representing a Greco-Roman type temple with Corinthian columns

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.