Egyptian Art

The Met's collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 26,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period (ca. 300,000 B.C.–A.D. 4th century).

Nazar

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Nazar Pillow
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Nazar Duvet
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Nazar Throw

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Dowry Pillow
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Dowry Throw

Egyptian Collar

The design of an elaborately beaded collar from the Tomb of Wah is reinterpreted as a serpentine motif for the Met x Ann Gish collaboration.

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Alyssum

Inspired by an Egyptian floral plaque, Alyssum's delicate, fringed flowers and grey leaves are embroidered onto a herringbone ground.

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Alyssum Pillow

Egyptian Faience

Inspired by a Faience panel from Egypt's OId Kingdom period, we reimagine the shades of azure in a jacquard with embroidered lines.

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Egyptian Faience Fabric

Qasaba

Inspired by the vast collection of papyrus, reed, and linen artifacts in the Egyptian Wing of The Met. Named for a famous cobblestone street in Cairo, Qasaba elicits the texture and tone of the stones of Egypt, even the hatch marks on the papyrus fragment shown here.

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Qasaba Pillow
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Qasaba Throw
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