The only museum of its kind in Greece, it holds 11,000 objects donated from private collections, with provenance mainly from the Far East and the Indian continent (China, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, Indochina, Tibet, Nepal). Amongst the items on display the early Chinese bronze ritual urns stand out (1200 - 1027 BC), as does the collection of idols (6th to 9th c.). Also worthy of note is the Chinese porcelain ware dating from the 14th to the 19th centuries; the painted cylinders (12th to 18th c.); the Japanese weapons and part of the armour of a Samurai warrior (16th to 18th c.); the Japanese Noh Theatre masks (1338-1578); lacquered wood objects , and the singular prints on fabric and paper (17th to 19th c.) Especially interesting is the unique Helleno-buddhist collection with sculptures from Gaddara in Pakistan, which dates from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD, and underlines the Hellenistic influence in the region, a legacy of the presence of Alexander the Great .