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Medium1,109 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 1,109 |
| Date Range | 7000 BC – 2000 |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (1,090) |
| Most Common Form | Ceramics-Vessels (868) |
| Cultures Represented | 10 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Public Domain | 1,108 works (97%) |
Works by Century
70th century BC
66th century BC
60th century BC
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56th century BC
55th century BC
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Departments
Ancient Near Eastern Art
1,090
Islamic Art
19
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
11
Costume Institute
6
Egyptian Art
6
Asian Art
4
The Cloisters
3
Medieval Art
2
Forms & Classifications
Ceramics-Vessels
868
Ceramics-Sculpture
84
Ceramics
48
Ceramics-Implements
35
Ceramics-Reliefs
21
Clay-Sealings
15
Ceramics-Architectural-Inscribed
11
Ceramics-Ornaments
11
Ceramics-Vessels-Inscribed
8
Ceramics-Stamp Seals
6
Cultures Represented
Iran · 311Sasanian · 119Assyrian · 73Parthian · 55Nabataean · 49Sasanian or Islamic · 38Israelite · 30Indus · 19Babylonian · 18Old Assyrian Trading Colony · 15
Historical Periods
Iron Age II · 120Sasanian · 119Early Bronze Age · 73Neo-Assyrian · 67Middle Bronze Age · 57Parthian · 55Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age · 52Iron Age · 50Nabataean · 49Chalcolithic · 33
Dynasties
Dynasty 19 · 3Dynasty 17 · 1Dynasty 18 · 1Dynasty 19–20 · 1
Geographic Distribution
Algeria
10
Iran
10
Egypt
6
Saudi Arabia
3
Turkey
2
Byzantine Egypt
1
French Guiana
1
Iran or Afghanistan|Iran or Afghanistan
1
Iran, Iraq, or Syria
1
Iraq
1
Cities Represented
Nishapur · 5Dhahran · 3Hasanlu · 1Damascus · 1Kütahya (probably) · 1Cincinnati · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherds | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Samarra |
| Sherds | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Samarra |
| Sherds | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Samarra |
| Sherds | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Samarra |
| Figurine | Ceramics-Sculpture | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Hacilar |
| Standing female (with a hole for attachment of the head… | Ceramics-Sculpture | ca. mid-7th millennium B.C. | Hacilar |
| Cup | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. early 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Jar | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 6000–5400 B.C. | Hacilar |
| Pestle | Ceramics-Implements | 6th–4th millennium B.C. | |
| Pot | Ceramics-Vessels | 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Pot | Ceramics-Vessels | 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Pot | Ceramics-Vessels | 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Pot | Ceramics-Vessels | 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Pot | Ceramics-Vessels | 6th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Bowl | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5500 B.C. | Iran |
| Bowl fragment | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5000 B.C. | Halaf |
| Jar | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5400 B.C. | Hacilar |
| Jar | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5400 B.C. | Hacilar |
| Seated female | Ceramics-Sculpture | ca. 5600–5000 B.C. | Halaf |
| Sherd | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5000 B.C. | Halaf |
| Sherd | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5000 B.C. | Halaf |
| Vessel | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5400 B.C. | Hacilar |
| Vessel | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5600–5400 B.C. | Hacilar |
| Bowl | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Bowl | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Bowl | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Bowl | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Bowl decorated with horned animals | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 5500–4000 B.C. | |
| Cup | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Cup | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Cup | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Dish | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Jar | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Jar | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Plate and cup | Ceramics-Vessels | mid 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Ubaid |
| Bowl decorated with linked ibex horns | Ceramics-Vessels | late 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Bowl with cross-hatched decoration | Ceramics-Vessels | late 6th–5th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Amulet | Ceramics-Ornaments | 5th–3rd millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Base sherd | Ceramics-Vessels | 5th–3rd millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Bowl with radial design of ibex horns | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. late 5th millennium B.C. | Iran |
Related materials
Earthenware2,395 worksGlass2,271 worksWood1,934 worksPottery1,727 worksStucco1,641 worksBronze1,603 workslinen1,599 worksWool1,509 works
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access