26 UMMA Objects
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Façade of an Egyptian temple structure in a state of partial ruin.
Antonio Beato (British (modern))
Temple of Kalabsha
1870s
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1985/2.99
Photograph of a large stone carving occupies the center of the image. Above is rough-cut stone, indicating that the carving is part of a larger stone setting; below is a recess and darkness, indicating that the carving acts as a kind of decorative lintel above a cave entrance. The carving itself consists of eight square zones (or metopes) and within each is a decorative pattern of radial symmetry (circles) or vegetative imagery. The frieze is located above the entrance to the Apostles' Retreat, Valley of Hinnom in Jerusalem.
Auguste Salzmann (French (culture or style))
Details of the Entrance Frieze of the Apostles' Retreat, Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem
1854 – 1856
Museum purchase made possible by the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2014
2014/2.104
This photograph depicts an aerial view of a valley with sunken terraced circles.
Marilyn Bridges (American (North American))
Overview, Moray
1989
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2012/2.49
This photograph depicts a view of some ancient stone ruins. Two columns stand in the center of the photograph, each bearing relief designs and carved hieroglyphics.
Felice Beato (British (modern))
Karnak, Les Deux Stelles Pilliers
1850 – 1862
Transfer from the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
1980/1.157
An open-air brick structure with columns on all four sides sits atop a small plateau surrounded by flora above the shore of a body of water.
Francis Frith (British (modern))
Pharaoh's Bed, Island of Philae
1857
Gift of Frederick P. and Amy McCombs Currier
1988/1.97.1-2
This photograph depicts an aerial view of an ancient grave site. 
Marilyn Bridges (American (North American))
Grave Circle, Mycenae, Greece
1984
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2014/2.273
This photograph depicts an aerial view of ruins and the surrounding archaeological sites on a bright day with shadows cast by trees.
Marilyn Bridges (American (North American))
Iasos, Turkey
2004
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2012/2.52
This photograph depicts a view looking down into an archeological dig site in which a buried car is being excavated.
Patrick Nagatani (American (North American))
Cadillac Eldorado, Sandy Point Site, Albuquerque International Sunport, New Mexico, U.S.A.
1996 – 2001
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2013/2.500
This photograph depicts a view of an archaeological excavation of a car buried in a desert. In the background is the large radio dish of an observatory. 
Patrick Nagatani (American (North American))
Model A. Woody, National Radio Astronomy Observatory (VLA), Plains of St. Agustin, New Mexico, U.S.A.
1997 – 2001
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2013/2.501
Car under excavation outside the entrance to Lasxaux Cave, Dordgone, France.
Patrick Nagatani (American (North American))
Ford Woody, near Entrance to Lascaux Cave, Dordogne, France (R21), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"
1994 – 2001
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2012/2.151
Car under excavation.
Patrick Nagatani (American (North American))
Mercedes, near Nagi Gompa, Nepal (R22), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"
1995 – 2001
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
2012/2.152
This photograph depicts an aerial view of a coastline on which sits a modern town and the ancient ruins of a city.
Marilyn Bridges (American (North American))
Cerro Azul, Cañete Valley, South Coast, Peru
1988
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
2014/2.278
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