Mimara Museum, Zagreb

The Mimara Museum was founded by the City of Zagreb as the institution which holds the large private collection (3750 artifacts) of Ante Topić Mimara (Korušca, 1898–Zagreb, 1987). Mr. Topić Mimara donated his art collection to the Socialist Republic of Croatia and the Council of the City of Zagreb on October 6th 1973 and October 29th 1986. The artifacts of the Egyptian provenance are kept in two collections, The Collection of Ancient Civilizations, and The Glass Collection.
The Archaeological Collection (ex-Collection of Ancient Civilizations) of the Mimara Museum contains 617 artistic artifacts dating from prehistory to the formation of the first medieval states. The Egyptian collection contains 35 artifacts of Egyptian origin dating from Predynastic Egypt to Late Antiquity. The collection contains three artifacts from the Naqada I–III cultures and twelve Coptic artifacts which makes this collection unique in Croatia.
The Glass Collection contains 470 Egyptian artifacts with a chronological range from the New Kingdom to Late Antiquity. This is the only glass collection with artifacts of the Egyptian provenance in Croatia.

Items from the collection

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Canopic cover with the head of god Duamutef

Canopic cover with the head of Duamutef
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 228
Egypt, unknown site
Late period (664-332 B.C.)
limestone: stone processing
16.5 x 20 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Head of an unknown Pharaoh

Head of an unknown Pharaoh
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 229
Egypt, unknown site
Middle Kingdom (c. 2055-c.1650 B.C.).
marble: stone processing
15.5 x 15 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Vessel

Vessel
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 230
Egypt, unknown site
late Naqada I-Naqada III (3600-3100 B.C.).
Material: red breccia.
6.7 x 11.3 cm, diameter of rim: 4,5 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Bowl

Bowl from alabaster
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 231
Egypt, unknown site
Naqada III-Archaic period (c. 3200-2700 B.C.).
travertine or alabaster.
H. 4.5 cm, diametar: 15 cm.

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Upper part of shabti figure

Upper part of shabti figure
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
inv. no. ATM 232
Egypt, unknown site
New Kingdom (c. 1539-1069 B.C.)
18th Dynasty (c. 1539-1295 B.C.)
limestone; stone carving, polychrome
24 x 20 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Bottle

Terracotta bottle
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 233
Egypt, unknown site
Naqada II-Archaic period (3500-2700 B.C.)
terracotta
5 x 10.3 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Bowl

Bowl
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 234
Egypt, unknown site
New Kingdom (c. 1539-1069 B.C.)
18th dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (1390-1352 B.C.)
faience
4 x 20 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Unconventional shabti, pregnant naked African woman with implements

Pseudoshabti
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 235
Egypt, unknown site
Roman Empire (1st c. B.C.-395 A.D.)
terracotta
15 x 4.5 cm

Mimara Museum, Zagreb

Scarab

Scarab
Museum Mimara, Zagreb
Collection of the Ancient Civilizations
Inv. no. ATM 236
Egypt, unknown site
New Kingdom (1539-1069 B.C.)
18th dynasty (1539-1295 B.C.)
faience
4 x 10 x 8 cm