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Medium37 works

Collection Summary

Works Held37
Date Range8000 BC – 899
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (85)
Most Common FormStone-Stamp Seals (51)
Cultures Represented10
Countries1
Public Domain99 works (97%)

Works by Century

80th century BC
72th century BC
70th century BC
60th century BC
56th century BC
50th century BC
45th century BC
40th century BC
38th century BC
36th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
31th century BC
30th century BC
29th century BC
27th century BC
26th century BC
25th century BC
23th century BC
22th century BC
21th century BC
20th century BC
19th century BC
18th century BC
15th century BC
14th century BC
13th century BC
8th century BC
7th century BC
3rd century BC
5th century
6th century
9th century

Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
85
Asian Art
10
Egyptian Art
7

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Stamp Seals
51
Stone-Cylinder Seals
14
Sculpture
10
Stone-Vessels
7
Stone-Ornaments
6
Stone-Sculpture
2
Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
1
Stone-Implements
1
Stone-Reliefs
1
Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
1

Cultures Represented

India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) · 6Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex · 5Northern Pakistan (Brahmanical post-Gupta) · 3Akkadian · 2Akkadian or Neo-Sumerian · 1Babylonian · 1Cypriot · 1Dilmun · 1Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district · 1Elamite · 1

Historical Periods

Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age · 9Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr · 8Neolithic · 7Neolithic–Chalcolithic · 6Bronze Age · 5Early Bronze Age · 5Chalcolithic · 4Jemdet Nasr · 3Late Ubaid-Middle Gawra · 3Akkadian · 2

Dynasties

Dynasty 26–29 · 1Dynasty 18 or 21–22 · 1Dynasty 12 · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BeadsStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
BeadStone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled conical (?) stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled rectangular stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled wedge shaped stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled wedge-shaped stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Pyramidal stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Pyramidal stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Loop (?) handled rectangular stamping deviceStone-Stamp Sealsca. early 6th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled rectangular sealStone-Stamp Seals6th–5th millennium B.C.
Stamp seal and modern impression: horned animal and birdStone-Stamp Seals6th–5th millennium B.C.
Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric patternStone-Stamp Sealsca. 5600–5000 B.C.Halaf
Carinated lentoid sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled circular sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled circular sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Loop-handled rectangular stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Ridge-handled thin rectangular plaque sealStone-Stamp Seals5th–4th millennium B.C.
Carinated lentoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3600 B.C.
Carinated lentoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3600 B.C.
Drop-shaped (tanged) pendant seal and modern impression…Stone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3500 B.C.
Stamp seal and modern impression: quadrupedStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3500 B.C.
Carinated half-almond sealStone-Stamp Seals4th millennium B.C. (?)
Carinated hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4000–3500 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Seals4000–3000 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Seals4th millennium B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4000–3000 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed4000–3500 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4000–3500 B.C.
Reel sealStone-Stamp Seals4th–3rd millennium B.C. (?)
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Seals4th millennium B.C.
Stamp seal: two boarsStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3800–3500 B.C.
Carinated ovoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–3100 B.C.
Conoid seal with pinched apexStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access