Europe Italy Collection-With only 1,360 Roman and Etruscan objects (of which 200 are replicas) in its collection, the Museum might appear to not be a significant archaeological repository of Classical material. In fact, the Museum's 280 Etruscan objects represent several complete tomb groups and are, therefore, of great scientific and educational significance. Many of the genuine Roman objects come from the site of Boscoreale near Pompeii and include important fresco paintings, fine bronzes and jewelry, and a good selection of well-preserved objects illustrating everyday life during the Roman period. All were purchased in Italy in the 1890s. Western Europe Prehistory Collection-The second major component of the Museum's European holdings is the Old World Prehistory collection from Western Europe comprised of 45,700 objects. These were acquired by Henry Field in the late 1920s for the Museum's Old World Prehistory Hall. The French prehistoric materials, including stone and bone tools, and artifacts of materials decorated by engraving or painting, constitute a particularly valuable part of the collection and are of considerable scholarly interest. Other Anthropology Collections: Africa | Asia | Australia | Europe | Middle and South America | North America | Pacific | Textiles-Asia and Africa