There are extensive Egyptian collections. One of the most
striking objects is an Egyptian boat obtained from a burial
crypt at Dahshur, Egypt, which was placed in the crypt
where it was found, six hundred years before Abraham left
Ur of the Chaldees to seek the Promised Land. There
are many groups of Indians and one of the finest collections
of Indian basketry in existence, deposited in the museum by
he late G. A. Steiner.
The collection of coins and medals is extensive and includes
 the collection presented to the museum by Mrs.
William Thaw, Jr., made by her husband; the collection presented
 by Harry J. Vandergrift; a collection made by Magnus
Pflaum; the large collection of historical medals made by the
late William M. Darlington and presented by his daughters;
and numerous other collections, large and small, acquired by
gift or purchase. Here is the collection of postage stamps
made by the late Arthur Burgoyne, including the collection
of Senator M. S. Quay, presented by him to Mr. Burgoyne,
The collections in these three sections are contained in the
Gallery of Decorative Arts, on the first floor. They include
thousands of specimens representing fictile and textile wares,
both ancient and modern. Here a splendid collection of
Anglo-American pottery assembled by Otto J. Bierly is displayed.

The collection illustrating the evolution of methods of
transportation is on the third floor and contains a large
series of models and many relics of historic interest, including
the aeroplane on which Galbraith Perry Rodgers made the
first flight across the continent of North America.
These collections are principally located on the first floor
in the gallery of applied art and in the room set apart for the
reception of the collections donated or deposited in the museum
 by H. J. Heinz. The collection of ancient Chinese and
Japanese ivory carvings is notable.
Part of these collections are in the coin room on the first
fioor, and part in the gallery of applied arts. There are specimens
 of silverware, bequeathed by the late J. C. Grogan; a
collection of old silver deposited by Herbert DuPuy; many
Chinese and Japanese bronzes; a collection of old Japanese
arms, deposited by Irwin Laughlin; and the Heinz collection