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Medium9 works

Collection Summary

Works Held9
Date Range7250 BC – 1925
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (89)
Most Common FormStone-Sculpture (31)
Cultures Represented7
Countries6
Public Domain137 works (96%)

Works by Century

72th century BC
40th century BC
37th century BC
33th century BC
31th century BC
30th century BC
29th century BC
27th century BC
26th century BC
25th century BC
23th century BC
22th century BC
20th century BC
17th century BC
14th century BC
13th century BC
10th century BC
9th century BC
7th century BC
4th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
2nd century
4th century
8th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
16th century
17th century
19th century

Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
89
Islamic Art
42
Egyptian Art
11
Asian Art
1

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Sculpture
31
Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed
23
Glass
16
Stone-Reliefs
16
Stucco
15
Sculpture
9
Stone-Vessels
8
Stone-Ornaments
3
Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
3
Stucco-Sculpture
2

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Neo-Assyrian · 36Middle Uruk · 14Early Dynastic IIIa · 10Early Dynastic III · 3Parthian · 3Early Bronze Age · 2Early Dynastic II · 2Early Dynastic II-IIIa · 2Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 2New Kingdom, Amarna Period · 2

Dynasties

Late Dynasty 13-early Dynasty 17 · 2Dynasty 18 · 2Dynasty 26–30 · 1Dynasty 13–15 · 1Dynasty 30 · 1Dynasty 26 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Iran
18
Egypt or Syria
16
Egypt
11
Iran|Iran
4
Syria
3
Turkey|Turkey
1

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 10Rayy · 3probably Raqqa · 3possibly from the vicinity of Rayy · 1Konya · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BeadStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
NecklaceStone-Ornaments4th millennium B.C.Iran
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Eye idolStone-Sculptureca. 3700–3500 B.C.
Fragment of a trough with a nude male figure in reliefStone-Reliefsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Jar with bear figurineStone-Sculptureca. 3100–2900 B.C.Proto-Elamite
AmuletStone-Ornamentsca. 3000 B.C.
Standing male worshiperStone-Sculptureca. 2900–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Stele of UshumgalStone-Reliefs-Inscribed2900–2700 B.C.Sumerian
Plaque with a banquet sceneStone-Reliefsca. 2700–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Seated female figureStone-Sculptureca. 2700–2600 B.C.
Seated female figureStone-Sculptureca. 2700–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Standing female figureStone-Sculptureca. 2700–2600 B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2600–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Double cupStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Double vessel with duck-shaped supportsStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Female headStone-Sculptureca. 2600–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Female head with elaborate hairstyleStone-Sculptureca. 2600–2500 B.C.
Furniture element: ram with bitumen-lined socketStone-Sculptureca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
JarStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Jar fragment with reclining bullsStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Rectangular containerStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Relief plaque with a banquet sceneStone-Reliefsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Spouted bowl in the shape of a conch shellStone-Vesselsca. mid-3rd millennium B.C.
Standing female figureStone-Sculptureca. 2600–2500 B.C.
Vessel supported by two ramsStone-Vesselsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Vessel with heads of horned female deitiesStone-Vessels-Inscribedca. 2600–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Base and feet of a standing figureStone-Sculptureca. 2500–2350 B.C.Sumerian

Related materials

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access