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Medium5 works

Collection Summary

Works Held5
Date Range7000 BC – 1999
Primary DepartmentEgyptian Art (774)
Most Common FormCeramics (164)
Cultures Represented10
Countries12
Public Domain486 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

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
CeltStone-Implements7th–6th millennium B.C.
Pyramidal stamping deviceStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.
Drop-shaped (tanged) pendant seal and modern impression…Stone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3500 B.C.
Low hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4200–3800 B.C.Iran
Carinated amygdaloid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4100–3500 B.C.
Mace-headca. 3850–2960 B.C.Egypt
Drilled gabled lentoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Half-almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–3100 B.C.
Hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Baboon figurineca. 3100–2900 B.C.Egypt
Frogca. 3100–2650 B.C.Egypt
Tileca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Axe headStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
Axe headStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
Axe headStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
Axe headStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
ChiselStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
ChiselStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
ChiselStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
ChiselStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
Cylinder sealca. 2960–2649 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Rectangular plaque seal with tubular loop handleStone-Stamp Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Rectangular plaque seal with stepped pyramidal backStone-Stamp Sealsca. 2250–2000 B.C.Akkadian or Neo-Sumerian
Leather fragmentca. 2124–1504 B.C.Egypt
Scarab|ca. 2124–1504 B.C.Egypt
Inscribed stone fragmentStone-Tablets-Inscribedca. 2112–2004 B.C.Neo-Sumerian
Falcon amuletca. 2040–1640 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2000–1750 B.C.Isin-Larsa
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. early 2nd millennium B.C.
Necklaceca. 1991–1450 B.C.Egypt
Necklace with Bes amuletsca. 1991–1450 B.C.Egypt
Scarab|ca. 1991–1450 B.C.Egypt
Ankletca. 1981–1640 B.C.Egypt

Related materials

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access