the Ancient Near East (conventionally excluding Ancient Egypt) is located at the 2nd floor. One of the most important sets of the MAN's Near East collection is that of pottery from Iran. The museum displays a diorite head from Mesopotamia donated to the Prado Museum in the 1940s by the Mexican collector Marius de Zayas (later deposited in the MAN). 21st century purchases include that of the bought at Christie's in 2001. Egypt and Nubia The collections of Egypt and Nubia are made up mainly of funerary funds (amulets, mummies, steles, sculpture of divinities, ushabti...) ranging from prehistory to Roman and medieval times. Many of the pieces come from purchases such as the one made from the collection of the Spanish Egyptologist Eduardo Toda y Güell and also from various excavations such as the ones carried in Egypt and Sudan as a result of the agreements with the Egyptian government for the construction of the Aswan Dam or the systematic excavations in Heracleopolis Magna. Greece The Greek collection is made up of works from continental Greece, Ionia, Magna Graecia and Sicily, where the collection of bronzes, terracottas, goldsmiths, sculptures and to a greater extent pottery come from; pieces that ranging from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic period. In its beginnings, the collection had funds from the Royal Cabinet of Natural History and the National Library, the collection was later enriched with works brought from the expeditions of the frigate Arapiles to the East in addition to the purchase of private funds such as those of the Marquis of Salamanca or those of Tomás Asensi. Notable artifacts Prehistoric and Iberian Lady of Elche Lady of Baza Lady of Galera Dama del Cerro de los Santos Biche of Balazote Bull of Osuna Magacela stele Mausoleum of Pozo Moro Sphinx of Agost Roman Bear of Porcuna Lex Ursonensis Medieval Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha Al-Andalus Pyxis of Zamora One of the Alhambra vases See also List of museums in Spain National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid References External links National Archaeological Museum of Spain - Muselia Official list of museums in Spain National Archaeological Museum (Madrid) within Google Arts & Culture Archaeological Museums in Madrid Archaeological museums in Spain Museums established in 1867 Neoclassical architecture in Spain Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid Caves of Spain Replica caves 1867 establishments in Spain