Amber in art: 6 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium6 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	6
Date Range	3650 BC – 1925
Primary Department	Islamic Art (12)
Most Common Form	Jewelry (8)
Cultures Represented	6
Countries	7
Public Domain	16 works (62%)

Works by Century

36th century BC

9th century BC

7th century BC

5th century BC

3rd century BC

2nd century

5th century

7th century

10th century

12th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

Departments

Islamic Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Costume Institute

Asian Art

Egyptian Art

Arms and Armor

Greek and Roman Art

Forms & Classifications

Jewelry

Glass

Stone-Ornaments

Metalwork-Ornaments

Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers

Gold and Silver

Metalwork

Cultures Represented

Iran · 3 Moroccan · 2 Tibet · 2East Indian (Italian Mountings) · 1Etrusco-Phoenician · 1Nepal · 1

Historical Periods

Iron Age II · 3Iron Age · 2Archaic · 1 Predynastic, Naqada II–Naqada III · 1Ptolemaic Period or later · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Iran

Egypt or Syria

Morocco

present-day Uzbekistan

probably Syria

Syria

Cities Represented

Samarqand · 1possibly Shiraz · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Bead	Stone-Ornaments	ca. 9th century B.C.	Iran
Bead	Stone-Ornaments	ca. 9th century B.C.	Iran
Gold necklace with inlaid amber	Gold and Silver	7th century B.C.	Etrusco-Phoenician
Pair of bracelets	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 5th–4th century B.C.
Woven strap with a pendant	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 5th–4th century B.C.
String of 70 beads		3rd–late 1st century BC	Egypt
Broken bead	Stone-Ornaments	ca. 9th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Jewelry	3rd–12th century	Egypt
Beads	Jewelry	6th–12th century	Egypt
Animal Flask	Glass	late 7th–8th century	probably Syria
Necklace with Bird, Circle and Cylinder Beads	Glass	11th–12th century	Iran
Cosmetic Flask	Glass	13th century	Egypt or Syria
Small Bottle	Glass	13th century	Syria
Priming Flask	Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers	late 16th century	East Indian (Italian Mountings)
Icon	Metalwork	18th–19th century	Nepal
Necklace	Jewelry	19th century	Tibet
String of beads		ca. 3650–3100 B.C.	Egypt
Necklace		probably 19th century	Moroccan
Amulet Case	Jewelry	19th century	present-day Uzbekistan
Amulet Case	Jewelry	19th century
Necklace		19th century	Moroccan
Necklace	Jewelry	19th century	Morocco
Pendant	Jewelry	19th century
Pendant	Jewelry	19th century
Swan-Neck Bottle (Ashkdan)	Glass	19th century	Iran
Necklace		1875–1925	Tibet

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access