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Medium21 works

Collection Summary

Works Held21
Date Range7000 BC – 300 BC
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (19)
Most Common FormStone-Stamp Seals (13)
Cultures Represented6
Countries1
Public Domain21 works (91%)

Works by Century

70th century BC
69th century BC
38th century BC
31th century BC
22th century BC
15th century BC
13th century BC
9th century BC
8th century BC
6th century BC

Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
19
Egyptian Art
4

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Stamp Seals
13
Stone-Cylinder Seals
4
Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
1
Stone-Implements
1

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Neo-Babylonian · 9Neo-Assyrian · 4Achaemenid · 2Neolithic Period · 2Akkadian · 1Iron Age, Phoenicia (?) · 1Late Chalcolithic · 1Mitanni · 1New Kingdom, Ramesside · 1Predynastic Period · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Arrowheadca. 7000–4500 B.C.Egypt
BladeStone-Implementsca. 3100 B.C.Iran
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting sceneStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2250–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 15th–14th century B.C.Mitanni
Measuring rod fragmentca. 1295–1070 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 9th–8th century B.C.Babylonian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 9th–7th century B.C.Babylonian
Scaraboid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 9th–8th century B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 8th century B.C.Assyrian
Pyramidal sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 8th–7th century B.C.Assyrian
Scaraboid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 8th–7th century B.C.Assyrian
Stamp seal: duckStone-Stamp Sealsca. 8th–7th century B.C.Assyrian
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Octagonal pyramidal sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Octagonal pyramidal sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Octagonal pyramidal sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–4th century B.C.Achaemenid
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–4th century B.C.Achaemenid
Scraperca. 6900–3900 B.C.Egypt
Shallow bowlca. 3850–2960 B.C.Egypt

Related materials

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access