The Parvin Collection

One of the first major donations from outside the Freeport area, this distinguished collection of antiquities includes the diminutive mummy case of a child, perhaps the most popular item in the museum. Also in the Egyptian group are a painted funerary box, canopic jars, and mummified animals, as well as jewelry, amulets and other small artifacts.

From the Luristan Mountains of Iran there are a number of bronze pieces dating to the first millennium B.C. Created by ancient nomads moving west into Europe, small bronze horse trappings and finely fashioned spearheads complete our holdings.

Ancient Greece is represented in this collection by a fine red-figured amphora and a variety of Hellenistic gold, including a victor's laurels, diadems and jewelry. Gold jewelry and a collection of 1st-century A.D. glass comes from the Roman empire. Spectacular gold granulation work is seen in Etruscan jewelry as well. The collection includes an Etruscan bronze mirror, with typical engraved images of gods and heroes.