Chlorite schist in art: 10 works, most common in Asian Art

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Medium10 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	10
Date Range	2500 BC – 899
Primary Department	Asian Art (7)
Most Common Form	Sculpture (7)
Cultures Represented	2
Countries	1
Public Domain	10 works (100%)

Works by Century

25th century BC

3rd century BC

5th century

6th century

9th century

Departments

Asian Art

7

Egyptian Art

2

Ancient Near Eastern Art

1

Cultures Represented

India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) · 6Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district · 1

Historical Periods

Ptolemaic Period · 2Early Bronze Age · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Object with a handle, perhaps a weight; palm trees and…	Stone-Implements	ca. mid- to late 3rd millennium B.C.
Lower part of enthroned child god, probably Harpokrates		332–30 B.C.	Egypt
Magical stela or cippus of Horus		332–280 B.C.	Egypt
Mirror handle	Sculpture	6th–7th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Portable linga section	Sculpture	6th–7th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Shrine panel	Sculpture	6th–7th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Portable linga section	Sculpture	7th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Portable shrine	Sculpture	7th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Stele	Sculpture	second half of the 9th century	Eastern India, Bihar, probably Gaya district
Figure	Sculpture	late 9th century	India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)

Related materials

Earthenware2,395 works Glass2,271 works Wood1,934 works Pottery1,727 works Stucco1,641 works Bronze1,603 works linen1,599 works Wool1,509 works

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access