Granite in art: 68 works, most common in Egyptian Art

Medium68 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	68
Date Range	7250 BC – 1099
Primary Department	Egyptian Art (73)
Most Common Form	Sculpture (3)
Cultures Represented	2
Countries	2
Public Domain	42 works (53%)

Works by Century

72th century BC

70th century BC

39th century BC

29th century BC

26th century BC

25th century BC

24th century BC

20th century BC

19th century BC

18th century BC

16th century BC

15th century BC

14th century BC

13th century BC

12th century BC

7th century BC

5th century BC

4th century BC

8th century

9th century

Departments

Egyptian Art

Asian Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Islamic Art

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture

Stone

Stone-Implements

Stone-Vessels

Cultures Represented

India (Tamil Nadu) · 2 India (South India) · 1

Historical Periods

Middle Kingdom · 29New Kingdom · 16New Kingdom, Ramesside · 9Old Kingdom · 6 Chola period (880–1279) · 3Early Dynastic Period · 2Late Period, Saite · 2 Neolithic · 2 New Kingdom, Amarna Period · 2First Persian Period–Dynasty 30 · 1

Dynasties

Dynasty 12 · 23Dynasty 18 · 17Dynasty 19–20 · 5Dynasty 19 · 4Dynasty 12–13 · 4Dynasty 5 · 3Dynasty 2 · 2Dynasty 26 · 2Dynasty 25 · 1Dynasty 12, early · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Egypt and Sudan

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Footed bowl	Stone-Vessels	ca. late 8th millennium B.C.
Mortar	Stone-Implements	7th–6th millennium B.C.
Part of 60.144		ca. 2880 B.C.	Egypt
Stela of Raneb		ca. 2880 B.C.	Egypt
Recumbent Lion		ca. 2575–2450 B.C.	Egypt
Sarcophagus of Mindjedef		ca. 2520–2472 B.C.	Egypt
Head of male statue		ca. 2475–2450 B.C.	Egypt
Palm Column of Sahure		ca. 2458–2446 B.C.	Egypt
Nikare as a scribe		ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later	Egypt
Fragments of a Palm Column		ca. 2353–2323 B.C.	Egypt
Altar from the mortuary temple of Amenemhat I		ca. 1981–1952 B.C.	Egypt
Fragment of weight inscribed for Princess Neferu-sherit		ca. 1981–1640 B.C.	Egypt
Arm of life-size statue		ca. 1961–1917 B.C.	Egypt
Ritual Implement Dedicated by a King Senwosret to…		ca. 1961–1840 B.C.	Egypt
Lintel of Senwosretankh		ca. 1920–1900 B.C.	Egypt
Lintel of Senwosretankh		ca. 1920–1900 B.C.	Egypt
Hatshepsut in a Devotional Attitude		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Head and Shoulders of a Sphinx of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Head of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Kneeling statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Kneeling statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Large Seated Statue of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Sphinx of Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
The Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut		ca. 1479–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Amenhotep III with nemes headdress		ca. 1390–1353 B.C.	Egypt
Funerary Figure of Akhenaten		ca. 1353–1336 B.C.	Egypt
Balustrade fragment with the cartouches of the Aten and…		ca. 1352–1336 B.C.	Egypt
Grinding stone		ca. 1295–1070 B.C.	Egypt
Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II		ca. 1279–1213 B.C.	Egypt
Sarcophagus of Usermontu		ca. 1279–1213 B.C.	Egypt
Shabti of Taharqo		690–664 B.C.	Egypt and Sudan
Bust from Statue of a King		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Sarcophagus of Wennefer		380–332 B.C.	Egypt
Crocodile statue		Late 1st century B.C. – early 1st century A.D.	Egypt
Figures	Sculpture	9th–10th century	India (Tamil Nadu)
Figure	Sculpture	10th–11th century	India (South India)

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access