Among the works are Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician art, as well as Greek sculptures of the classical period.

Room II includes works from Mesopotamia, including cuneiform tablets of the third millennium BCE and items from neo-Assyrian palaces dating from the ninth and seventh centuries BCE.

The third room contains two important Phoenician items together with some Etruscan art, while the fourth displays works from Cyprus.

Rooms VII and VIII, show a collection of Greek and Italic ceramics, and other items, starting from the time of Alexander the Great.

The final room shows examples of works from public monuments of the Roman period, together with specimens of medieval art.