Ancient Egypt (Roman period)

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In 30 BC Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, but its age-old artistic traditions lived on for centuries.

Roman emperors were carved on temple walls dressed as pharaohs, and Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles blended in temples, statues and wonderfully lifelike painted portraits.

One of these temples, the Temple of Dendur, was a gift from Egypt to the United States in 1965 and now stands in the Met beside a pool of water that recalls the Nile.

The Temple of Dendur
Ancient Egypt (Roman period), c. 15 BC