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Medium20 works

Collection Summary

Works Held20
Date Range7250 BC – 2014
Primary DepartmentEgyptian Art (75)
Most Common FormDaggers (14)
Cultures Represented10
Countries8
Public Domain82 works (48%)

Works by Century

72th century BC
70th century BC
33th century BC
31th century BC
23th century BC
21th century BC
20th century BC
19th century BC
18th century BC
17th century BC
16th century BC
15th century BC
14th century BC
13th century BC
11th century BC
10th century BC
9th century BC
8th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
5th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century

Departments

Egyptian Art
75
Ancient Near Eastern Art
28
Arms and Armor
25
Islamic Art
23
Asian Art
11
Medieval Art
5
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
2
Greek and Roman Art
2
The Cloisters
1

Forms & Classifications

Daggers
14
Stone
12
Stone-Stamp Seals
11
Sculpture
9
Stone-Cylinder Seals
8
Jewelry
6
Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
5
Stone-Ornaments
3
Lapidary Work-Crystal
3
Miscellaneous
3

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Late Period · 12New Kingdom, Ramesside · 11Middle Kingdom · 11New Kingdom · 10Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom · 9Sasanian · 6Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period · 5Early Dynastic Period · 4Old Babylonian · 3Ptolemaic or Roman Period · 3

Dynasties

Dynasty 26–30 · 12Dynasty 18 · 10Dynasty 19–20 · 9Dynasty 13–18, early · 9Dynasty 12–17 · 5Dynasty 12 · 3Dynasty 11 · 3Dynasty 15 · 2Dynasty 27–30 · 2Dynasty 12–13 · 2

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
80
Iran
6
Byzantine Egypt
5
India
4
Egypt possibly
2
North India
2
France
1
Syria (?)
1

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 4Medinet Habu (near Thebes) · 2Herat · 1probably Madras · 1Goa · 1Paris · 1Delhi or Lucknow · 1near Thebes · 1Hyderabad · 1probably Nishapur · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BeadStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
Head amulet (?)Stone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: three "pigtailed"…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Arrowheadca. 3100–2900 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2289–2255 B.C.Egyptian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2112–2004 B.C.Neo-Sumerian
Four-strand Necklace of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Jewelry of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Two-strand Necklace of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. early 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. first half 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. first half 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Symbols of Regeneration: Nile Turtle Amuletca. 1991–1802 B.C.Egypt
Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Catca. 1990–1900 B.C.Egypt
String of Ball Beadsca. 1981–1295 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 19th–16th century B.C.Babylonian
Acacia Bead Girdle of Senebtisica. 1859–1770 B.C.Egypt
Fragment of vaseca. 1850–1640 B.C.Egypt
Unfinished crystal beadca. 1802–1450 B.C.Egypt
Elliptical ring bezel sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 1700–1560 B.C.
Scaraboid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 1700–1560 B.C.
Two Uninscribed Scarabs|ca. 1648–1540 B.C.Egypt
Uninscribed Scarab|ca. 1648–1540 B.C.Egypt
Jug with rope patternca. 1479–1425 B.C.Egypt
Scarab|ca. 1550–1070 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 15th–14th century B.C.Mitanni
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 15th–13th century B.C.Mitanni
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 1480–1450 B.C.Elamite
Inscribed shoulder jar with cartouche of Thutmose IIIca. 1479–1425 B.C.Egypt
Large Krater with Strap Handlesca. 1479–1425 B.C.Egypt
Storage Jarca. 1479–1425 B.C.Egypt
Two-Handled Ointment Jarca. 1479–1425 B.C.Egypt
Discoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 14th century B.C. (?)
Polisherca. 1295–1070 B.C.Egypt
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed1st millennium B.C.Kushan
Cylinder seal (half) and modern impression: galloping…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 9th–8th century B.C.Assyrian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: scorpion-man, deities…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 8th–7th century B.C.Assyrian
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian (?)
Scarab sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th century B.C.

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access