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Medium46 works

Collection Summary

Works Held46
Date Range8000 BC – 1899
Primary DepartmentEgyptian Art (917)
Most Common FormStone-Sculpture (35)
Cultures Represented10
Countries7
Public Domain417 works (39%)

Works by Century

80th century BC
72th century BC
70th century BC
50th century BC
44th century BC
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36th century BC
35th century BC
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Departments

Egyptian Art
917
Ancient Near Eastern Art
122
Medieval Art
13
Islamic Art
12
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
1
The Cloisters
1

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Sculpture
35
Stone-Vessels
29
Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed
23
Stone-Reliefs
17
Lapidary Work-Alabaster
11
Stone-Stamp Seals
5
Stone
5
Sculpture
4
Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
3
Gaming pieces
3

Cultures Represented

Assyrian · 38Sumerian · 21Coptic · 13Parthian · 6Iran · 4Sasanian · 3Proto-Elamite · 2Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex · 1Canaanite · 1Indian · 1

Historical Periods

New Kingdom, Ramesside · 439New Kingdom · 161Middle Kingdom · 125Early Dynastic Period · 44Neo-Assyrian · 38Old Kingdom · 34Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom · 14Middle Uruk · 14New Kingdom, Amarna Period · 14Second Intermediate Period · 13

Dynasties

Dynasty 19 · 392Dynasty 18 · 150Dynasty 19–20 · 44Dynasty 12–13 · 41Dynasty 12 · 35Dynasty 6 · 22Dynasty 18, early · 20Dynasty 2, second half · 18Dynasty 12, late–early 13 · 12Dynasty 11 · 10

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
916
Byzantine Egypt
13
Iran
6
Syria
3
Iran|Iran
1
Spain
1
Syria, Raqqa
1

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 7probably Raqqa · 3Nishapur|Nishapur · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BowlStone-Vesselsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
BowlStone-Vesselsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
JarStone-Vesselsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
JarStone-Vesselsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
BowlStone-Vessels7th–6th millennium B.C.
BowlStone-Vessels7th–6th millennium B.C.
BowlStone-Vessels7th–6th millennium B.C.
JarStone-Vessels7th–6th millennium B.C.
JarStone-Vessels7th–6th millennium B.C.
MortarStone-Implements7th–6th millennium B.C.
Stone vessel fragmentStone-Vessels5th–3rd millennium B.C.Iran
Ankletca. 4400–3800 B.C.Egypt
NecklaceStone-Ornaments4th millennium B.C.Iran
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
String of beadsca. 3650–3100 B.C.Egypt
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Vessel lid in the form of a turtleca. 3500–2650 B.C.Egypt
Fragment of a trough with a nude male figure in reliefStone-Reliefsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a reclining cowStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Bowlca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder jarca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder vaseca. 3100–2900 B.C.Egypt
Hippopotamusca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Jar with bear figurineStone-Sculptureca. 3100–2900 B.C.Proto-Elamite
Plateca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access