introduction BEGINNINGS: THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920) THE PHOEBE HEARST COLLECTIONS GUATEMALA NATIVE CALIFORNIA ALASKAN ESKIMO PHILIPPINES ANCIENT NORTH AMERICA ANCIENT PERU ANCIENT egypt Predynastic Period Early Dynastic Period Old Kingdom New Kingdom/Third Intermediate 01. Hand wand; ivory 02. Mirror, with servant girl handle; bronze 03. Dagger; bronze and ivory 04. Mummy cartonnage Ptolemaic/Roman Periods ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN TRANSITION (1920-1945) EXPANSION (1945-1960) CULMINATION (1960-1980) RECENT YEARS (1980-2001) RECENT ACQUISITIONS Dagger; bronze and ivory Deir el Ballas, North Palace, Room 210; New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 6–17311 This was one of several weapons found in the royal residence of Deir el Ballas. A leather sheath—found nearby and now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts—seems to have preserved the dagger.