Graeco Roman Museum

built in 1892 as a small building located on Horreya Road. In fact, in 1895 it transferred to the present site near Gamal Abdul Nasser Road. Moreover, it started with eleven galleries and enlarged in later renovation stages. The 25th gallery inaugurated in 1984. In fact .Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria contains indeed a big variety of coins from different countries. They arranged and date back from 630 BC to the Ottoman period in the 19th century. There is a collection which covers the period from the 3rd BC to 7th AC centuries. It indeed is a fascinating record of Civilization . Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria contains hundreds of precious antiques. The most valuable ones or the best areas in the museum are as follows : Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 1: In this room, we can see the beautiful alabaster Good Shepherd. Its large eyes and flat, regular of the robe is a development from the Coptic style. Moreover, part of the hall displays artifacts from the Monastery of St. Menas, west of Alexandria . Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 2 also contains many architectural elements from early Christian buildings. Moreover, it also has the central basket capital is a typical Coptic art . Further details about Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria : Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 3 has magnificent collection of metal, silver and gold. The silver torso of Aphrodite dates from the 2nd century. Moreover, there is a varied collection of ancient jewelry with different magnificent colors . Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 4 devoted to Coptic textiles. They are from some of the finest weavers in the Christian world . Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 5 is an amazing ancient model of a water cooling system . Graeco Roman Museum Alexandria Room 6: In Room 6 we can find The Apis Bull. In fact, it found to the west of Pompey’s Pillar. http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/Alex/english/Graeco%20Roman%20Museum.html