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Medium9 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 9 |
| Date Range | 7250 BC – 1925 |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (89) |
| Most Common Form | Stone-Sculpture (31) |
| Cultures Represented | 7 |
| Countries | 6 |
| Public Domain | 137 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
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bead | Stone-Ornaments | ca. late 8th millennium B.C. | |
| Necklace | Stone-Ornaments | 4th millennium B.C. | Iran |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Eye idol | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3700–3500 B.C. | |
| Fragment of a trough with a nude male figure in relief | Stone-Reliefs | ca. 3300–2900 B.C. | |
| Jar with bear figurine | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Proto-Elamite |
| Amulet | Stone-Ornaments | ca. 3000 B.C. | |
| Standing male worshiper | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2900–2600 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Stele of Ushumgal | Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed | 2900–2700 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Plaque with a banquet scene | Stone-Reliefs | ca. 2700–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Seated female figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2700–2600 B.C. | |
| Seated female figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2700–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Standing female figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2700–2600 B.C. | |
| Cylinder seal and modern impression: banquet scene with… | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2600–2350 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Double cup | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Double vessel with duck-shaped supports | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Female head | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2350 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Female head with elaborate hairstyle | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | |
| Furniture element: ram with bitumen-lined socket | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Jar | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Jar fragment with reclining bulls | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Rectangular container | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Relief plaque with a banquet scene | Stone-Reliefs | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Spouted bowl in the shape of a conch shell | Stone-Vessels | ca. mid-3rd millennium B.C. | |
| Standing female figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | |
| Vessel supported by two rams | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Vessel with heads of horned female deities | Stone-Vessels-Inscribed | ca. 2600–2350 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Base and feet of a standing figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2500–2350 B.C. | Sumerian |
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