GA
Medium82 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 82 |
| Date Range | 4000 BC – 200 |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (82) |
| Most Common Form | Stone-Sculpture (28) |
| Cultures Represented | 6 |
| Public Domain | 82 works (100%) |
Works by Century
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
20th century BC
13th century BC
10th century BC
9th century BC
7th century BC
2nd century BC
Forms & Classifications
Stone-Sculpture
28
Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed
23
Stone-Reliefs
16
Stone-Vessels
8
Stone-Ornaments
2
Stone-Vessels-Inscribed
1
Stone-Cylinder Seals
1
Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
1
Stone-Stamp Seals
1
Stone-Tablets-Inscribed
1
Cultures Represented
Historical Periods
Neo-Assyrian · 36Middle Uruk · 14Early Dynastic IIIa · 10Early Dynastic III · 3Parthian · 2Early Dynastic II · 2Early Dynastic II-IIIa · 2Early Dynastic IIIb · 1Kassite · 1Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Disc-shaped figure | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2300–2000 B.C. |
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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access