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Medium5 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 5 |
| Date Range | 7000 BC – 1999 |
| Primary Department | Egyptian Art (774) |
| Most Common Form | Ceramics (164) |
| Cultures Represented | 10 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Public Domain | 486 works (42%) |
Works by Century
70th century BC
45th century BC
42th century BC
41th century BC
38th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
31th century BC
30th century BC
26th century BC
23th century BC
22th 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
12th century BC
11th century BC
10th century BC
9th century BC
8th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
5th century BC
4th 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
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
Departments
Egyptian Art
774
Islamic Art
247
Ancient Near Eastern Art
70
Medieval Art
28
Asian Art
8
Arms and Armor
7
The Cloisters
7
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
2
Greek and Roman Art
1
Robert Lehman Collection
1
Forms & Classifications
Ceramics
164
Glass
83
Stone-Stamp Seals
36
Stone-Implements
10
Glass-Vessels
10
Jewelry
10
Metalwork-Ornaments
7
Glass-Stamp Seals
5
Stone-Cylinder Seals
4
Textiles
4
Cultures Represented
Coptic · 27Sasanian · 14Achaemenid · 4India · 3Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) · 3Turkish · 2Akkadian · 2Babylonian · 2Cypriot · 2Indian · 2
Historical Periods
Second Intermediate Period · 112Middle Kingdom · 105New Kingdom · 105Late Period · 96New Kingdom, Ramesside · 65Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period · 48Old Kingdom · 46Third Intermediate Period–Late Period · 33Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom · 30Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 19
Dynasties
Dynasty 13–17 · 108Dynasty 18 · 97Dynasty 26–30 · 90Dynasty 19–20 · 54Dynasty 3 · 46Dynasty 12–13 · 44Dynasty 13 · 34Dynasty 12 · 30Dynasty 12–18 · 29Dynasty 21–25 · 15
Geographic Distribution
Egypt
803
Iran
135
Iran|Iran
33
Byzantine Egypt
27
India
7
Morocco
6
Iraq
5
Syria
5
Egypt and Sudan
3
Egypt or Syria (?)
3
Cities Represented
Nishapur · 95Nishapur|Nishapur · 29Raqqa · 3Samarra · 2Golconda · 2Kus · 1Qasr-i Abu Nasr · 1possibly Cairo · 1Kota · 1Ctesiphon · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celt | Stone-Implements | 7th–6th millennium B.C. | |
| Pyramidal stamping device | Stone-Stamp Seals | 7th–6th millennium B.C. | |
| Drop-shaped (tanged) pendant seal and modern impression… | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 4500–3500 B.C. | |
| Low hemispheroid seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 4200–3800 B.C. | Iran |
| Carinated amygdaloid seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 4100–3500 B.C. | |
| Mace-head | ca. 3850–2960 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Drilled gabled lentoid seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled half almond seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled half almond seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled hemispheroid seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled recumbent bovid amulet seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled recumbent bovid amulet seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Drilled recumbent fox amulet seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Half-almond seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–3100 B.C. | |
| Hemispheroid seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Baboon figurine | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Frog | ca. 3100–2650 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Tile | ca. 3100–2649 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Axe head | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Axe head | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Axe head | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Axe head | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Chisel | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Chisel | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Chisel | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Chisel | Stone-Implements | 3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Cylinder seal | ca. 2960–2649 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Cylinder seal | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2350–2150 B.C. | Akkadian |
| Rectangular plaque seal with tubular loop handle | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 2350–2150 B.C. | Akkadian |
| Rectangular plaque seal with stepped pyramidal back | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 2250–2000 B.C. | Akkadian or Neo-Sumerian |
| Leather fragment | ca. 2124–1504 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Scarab | | | ca. 2124–1504 B.C. | Egypt |
| Inscribed stone fragment | Stone-Tablets-Inscribed | ca. 2112–2004 B.C. | Neo-Sumerian |
| Falcon amulet | ca. 2040–1640 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Cylinder seal | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2000–1750 B.C. | Isin-Larsa |
| Cylinder seal | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. early 2nd millennium B.C. | |
| Necklace | ca. 1991–1450 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Necklace with Bes amulets | ca. 1991–1450 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Scarab | | | ca. 1991–1450 B.C. | Egypt |
| Anklet | ca. 1981–1640 B.C. | Egypt |
Related materials
Earthenware2,395 worksGlass2,271 worksWood1,934 worksPottery1,727 worksStucco1,641 worksBronze1,603 workslinen1,599 worksWool1,509 works
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access