A Short Guide to the Graeco-Roman Museum, Alexandria

A visitors' guide to the Greco-Roman museum at Alexandria founded in 1892 and now housing thousands of artefacts dating from the time of the foundation of Alexandria to the Early Christian period. Descriptions of the artefacts are accompanied by lots of colour photographs.

The Graeco-Roman Museum first opened in 1892, before moving to a larger space in 1895. The extraordinary quality of the collection reflects the luxurious nature of ancient Alexandria and the surrounding area, although material from other places such as the Faiyum are also housed in this museum. Although some objects are from archaeological excavations, there are also donations of material found because of routine construction work.