Number 1) The amphora, a two-handled vessel designed for storing and transporting oil and wine.

The Art
Museum’s amphora features an unusual scene depicting the struggle between the Greek hero Herakles
(Hercules) and Busiris, legendary king of Egypt. According to the myth, in an effort to protect his land against
the plague,he adopted the custom of sacrificing foreign visitors to the god Zeus. Herakles who wanted to put an
end to the inhuman practice, disguised himself as a commoner and got himself seized for sacrifice by the
Egyptian king. After revealing himself, Herakles turns the tables on his captors and slays Busiris. Herakles then
attacks two attending white-robed Egyptian priests,dozens of decorative touches enliven the composition on
this vase such as the Egyptian priest’s garments and the altar itself. The amphora is an Athenian black-figure
mannerist whose work is forever changed and marked

Number 2) The Mummy Coffin of Djed Montefanch. It illustrates beautifully the third Period of Egyptian
Art. Instead of decorating walls of tombs, Egyptians were forced to find other more discrete locations to avoid
tombs to be robbed and taken advantage of, They put mummies of important people in painted Sarcophagus,
made of stones and glass. Starting from the head, the painted face represents Osiris, wearing the traditional
headdress and a formal fake beard( which is interesting considering the timeline of these events). The upper
body part is essentially embellished with colorful ‘featherlike’ repetitive forms that create a large beautiful
necklace. The artistic code uses hieratic scale mostly from profile and some elements from a face perspective in
order to be as informative as possible The inside of the coffin, is most likely to be as richly adorned as its outside
and the person who has now mummified may wear a funerary golden mask, similar to the one like
Tutankhamen.