Black stone in art: 29 works, most common in Egyptian Art

Medium29 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	29
Date Range	3650 BC – 1650
Primary Department	Egyptian Art (21)
Most Common Form	Sculpture (11)
Cultures Represented	9
Countries	2
Public Domain	26 works (68%)

Works by Century

36th century BC

23th century BC

22th century BC

20th century BC

18th century BC

16th century BC

15th century BC

13th century BC

11th century BC

8th century BC

7th century BC

5th century BC

7th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

14th century

15th century

Departments

Egyptian Art

Asian Art

Islamic Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture

Stone

Stone-Architectural-Inscribed

Stone-Stamp Seals

Cultures Represented

India (Bihar) · 3 Assyrian · 2Bangladesh or India (Bengal) · 2India (Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani region) · 1India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh · 1India (Bihar, probably Nalanda) · 1India (Madhya Pradesh or Bihar) · 1India (Rajasthan) · 1 Tibet · 1

Historical Periods

Pala period · 8 Second Intermediate Period · 4Late Period · 2Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 2Middle Kingdom · 2Neo-Assyrian · 2Roman Period · 2Third Intermediate Period–Late Period · 2Kakatiya period · 1Late Middle Kingdom · 1

Dynasties

Dynasty 13–17 · 4Dynasty 12–18 · 2Dynasty 12, late–13 up to 1700 B. C. · 1Dynasty 6 (?) · 1Dynasty 18 · 1Dynasty 26–30 · 1Dynasty 12–13 · 1Dynasty 19–20 · 1Dynasty 6 · 1Dynasty 21–30 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Iran

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Small Ointment Vase (model?)		ca. 2323–2150 B.C. (?)	Egypt
Royal head from a small statue		ca. 2246–2152 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1981–1295 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1981–1550 B.C.	Egypt
Weight: 1/4 deben ?		ca. 1981–1640 B.C.	Egypt
Jar for Eye Paint (kohl)		ca. 1850–1700 B.C.	Egypt
Scaraboid seal	Stone-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Assyrian
Stone slab fragment with inscription from annals of…	Stone-Architectural-Inscribed	ca. 668–627 B.C.	Assyrian
Fist amulet		664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab Amulet	\|	664–332 B.C.	Egypt
Fragment of a bowl		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
Bead	Stone	8th–13th century	Iran
Bead	Stone	8th–13th century	Iran
Bead	Stone	8th–13th century	Iran
Bead	Stone	8th–13th century	Iran
Stele	Sculpture	10th century	India (Bihar)
Figure	Sculpture	11th century	India (Bihar, probably Nalanda)
Relief	Sculpture	11th–12th century	India (Bihar or West Bengal) or Bangladesh
Relief	Sculpture	11th century	Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
Stele	Sculpture	11th century	India (Madhya Pradesh or Bihar)
Stele	Sculpture	11th–12th century	India (Bihar)
Stele	Sculpture	ca. second half of the 11th century	India (Bihar)
Figure	Sculpture	12th century	Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
Stele	Sculpture	12th–13th century	India (Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani region)
Stele	Sculpture	15th century	Tibet
Figure	Sculpture	ca. 16th century	India (Rajasthan)
String of beads		ca. 3650–3100 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1640–1550 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1640–1550 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1640–1550 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab	\|	ca. 1640–1550 B.C.	Egypt
Weight		ca. 1550–1295 B.C.	Egypt
Signet Ring		ca. 1295–1070 B.C.	Egypt
"Nub" sign inlay		ca. 1070–343 B.C.	Egypt
Scarab, untranslated	\|	ca. 1070–343 B.C	Egypt
Ox head		664–30 B.C.	Egypt
String of beads and pendants		522–343 B.C.	Egypt
Ball bead		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access