This hall exhibits a collection of the ancient Alexandrian school of art that date back to the three centuries BC. They are various pieces of Terracotta, which is an easy to form residue of the Nile fertile soil. The collections on exhibition were found in the graveyards of Alexandria or in temples at the outskirts, as well from Fayoum. This was the result of the Alexandrian school of arts during the Ptolemaic era. The artifacts of this era represent real life incidents, public figures, personages like children, elderly men, clowns, animals and objects related to real life.
Among this collection is the artistic treasure known as the "Tenagra" statues, made of colored Terracotta depicting women only or young girls clad in Greek attire covering the whole body except for the face and palms. The statues were carrying the features of nobility and arrogance in many cases and exhibiting hair combed in Greek style. These statues were found in the graveyards of Alexandria, and in particular those of the east in El Hadra area and in Shatbi. The sculpting method was affected by the Praxiteles forming style of the body and robes. They were called the Tanagra statues due to the original Greek town where the first findings were recorded.

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