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Medium781 works

Collection Summary

Works Held781
Date Range7000 BC – 1999
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (820)
Most Common FormClay-Tablets-Inscribed (536)
Cultures Represented10
Countries12
Public Domain1,457 works (93%)

Works by Century

70th century BC
39th century BC
37th century BC
36th century BC
34th century BC
32th century BC
31th century BC
30th century BC
29th century BC
27th century BC
26th century BC
25th century BC
24th century BC
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1st century BC
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5th century
6th century
7th century
9th century
11th century
14th century
15th century
17th century
18th century
19th century

Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
820
Egyptian Art
626
Asian Art
53
Greek and Roman Art
43
Musical Instruments
15
Islamic Art
11
Arms and Armor
1
Costume Institute
1
Medieval Art
1

Forms & Classifications

Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
536
Clay-Sealings
218
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
61
Sculpture
53
Gold and Silver
42
Ceramics
10
Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum
8
Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum
4
Membranophone-double-headed / conical drum
2
Aerophone-Blow Hole
1

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Dynasties

Dynasty 12–13 · 403Dynasty 13–SIP · 82Dynasty 13–18, early · 45Dynasty 18 · 12Dynasty 1 · 8Dynasty 2 · 8Dynasty 21 (?) · 6Dynasty 21 · 5Dynasty 19–20 · 5Dynasty 11 · 4

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
627
Iran
5
India
4
Morocco
3
Syria
3
present-day Uzbekistan
2
Turkey
2
Algeria
1
Arabia|Iran
1
Byzantine Egypt
1

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 4Bukhara · 2Tangier · 2Bahnasa · 1probably Isfahan · 1Algiers · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Amulet plaque inscribed "Men-Kheper-ra"Gold and SilverEgyptian
Amulet, eye, UdjatiGold and SilverEgyptian
String of beadsca. 3900–3650 B.C.Egypt
Elephant Figurineca. 3700–3450 B.C.Egypt
Female figurine on a reedca. 3650–3300 B.C.Egypt
Figurine of a Seated Womanca. 3450–3200 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealingca. 3200–2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealingca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account concerning the…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account of barley…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
Fired clay jar sealingca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Fired clay jar sealing with ostrich hieroglyphsca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Jarca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Jarca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Jarca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Jarca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Jar sealing impressed with name of Queen Neithhotepca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealing impressed with a row of spiral signsca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealing indicating King Narmer's estateca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Mud jar sealing with King Narmer's nameca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Jar sealingca. 2960–2649 B.C.Egypt
Plano-convex brickCeramicsca. 2900–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Sealing with cylinder seal impressionClay-Sealingsca. 2900–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Sealings with cylinder seal impressionsClay-Sealingsca. 2900–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Sealing with cylinder seal impressionClay-Sealingsca. 2700–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Sealing with cylinder seal impressionClay-Sealingsca. 2700–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Sealing with cylinder seal impressionsClay-Sealingsca. 2700–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Clay jar sealingca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealing Clay jar sealing impressed with name of…ca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealing Clay jar sealing impressed with name of…ca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealing impressed faintly with name of Khasekhemwyca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealing impressed faintly with name of Khasekhemwyca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Clay jar sealing impressed faintly with name of Khasekhemwyca. 2650 B.C.Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access