Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

The large private archaeological collection of Benko Horvat, which dates from the 11th c. BC to the 11th c. AD, was donated to the city of Zagreb in 1946. It contains 381 artifacts among which eleven artifacts of Egyptian provenance can be found. Today it is stored in the Galleries of the city of Zagreb (today the Museum of Contemporary Art), and in the Numismatic department of the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb.

Items from the collection

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Shabti from turquoise blue faience

Shabti from turquoise blue faience
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-360
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.)
faience; majolica
8.1 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Shabti from pink-brown terracotta

Shabti from pink-brown terracotta
Museum f Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-361
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire (30 B.C.-395 A.D.)
terracotta
15.8 x 5.8 x 2.9 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Pseudo-shabti from terracotta

Pseudo-shabti from terracotta
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-362
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire (30 B.C.-395 A.D.)
terracotta
19.2 x 6 x 3.1 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Bronze statuette of Osiris

Bronze statuette of Osiris
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-363
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire (30 B.C.-395 A.D.)
bronze
8.2 x 2.8 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Bronze statuette of Osiris

Bronze statuette of Osiris
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-364
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire (30 B.C.-395 A.D.)
bronze
16 x 4.1 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Head from terracotta with features of the Ancient Egyptian statue

Head from terracotta with features of the Ancient Egyptian statues
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-377
Ancient Egypt, unknown site
Third Intermediate Period (1069-664 B.C.) - Late Period (664-332 B.C.)
terracotta
4 x 3.9 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Geme from carneol with the image of young boy with Horus lock

Geme from carneol with the image of young boy with Horus lock
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-496
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Ptolemaic Period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire (30 B.C.-395 A.D.)
carneol
1.3 x 1 x 0.4 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Geme from glass paste with the images of two naked figures, probably Hermanubis

Geme from glass paste with the images of two naked figures, probably Hermanubis
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-537
Milano (Mediolanum)
Roman Empire, 3rd c. A.D.
glass paste
1.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946

Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb

Geme from carneol with images of Fortuna and Mercury/Hermes-Thoth

Geme from carneol with images of Fortuna and Mercury/Hermes-Thoth
Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
Archaeological Collection Benko Horvat
inv. no. MSU BH-553
Rim (Roma)
Roman Empire, 1st-3rd c. A.D.
carneol
1.2 x 1.05 x 0.2 cm
private collection, Benko Horvat, 1946