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Medium33 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 33 |
| Date Range | 3900 BC – 2000 |
| Primary Department | Arms and Armor (141) |
| Most Common Form | Swords (41) |
| Cultures Represented | 10 |
| Countries | 9 |
| Public Domain | 24 works (13%) |
Works by Century
39th century BC
38th century BC
31th century BC
20th century BC
16th century BC
15th century BC
3rd century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
Departments
Arms and Armor
141
Egyptian Art
22
Musical Instruments
10
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
3
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
2
Medieval Art
1
Islamic Art
1
Forms & Classifications
Swords
41
Knives
20
Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
19
Daggers
16
Miscellaneous
9
Archery Equipment-Bows
5
Firearms Accessories
5
Archery Equipment-Arrows & Quivers
4
Archery Equipment
4
Chess Sets
3
Cultures Represented
Turkish · 28Malayan · 18Indian · 17Tibetan · 13Persian · 13Moroccan · 6Sri Lankan · 4South Indian · 3Iranian (Persian) · 3Ottoman · 3
Historical Periods
Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom · 8Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II · 3Second Intermediate Period · 3Early Dynastic Period · 3Predynastic, Naqada l–Early Naqada II · 1Early Dynastic Period–Early Old Kingdom · 1Early New Kingdom · 1Late Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom · 1Middle Kingdom · 1
Dynasties
Dynasty 17–18 · 9Dynasty 14–17 · 3Dynasty 12 · 1Dynasty 2 · 1Early Dynasty 18 · 1Dynasty 3 · 1
Geographic Distribution
Egypt
22
Iran
3
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
2
Tibet
2
Turkey
2
India
2
Sudan
1
Byzantine Egypt
1
India?
1
Cities Represented
Nāgal Rājpūt · 1Nias, Pulau · 1Kotah · 1Mumbai (Bombay) · 1Kuala Berang · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish | ca. 3100–2649 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Ritual Implement Dedicated by a King Senwosret to… | ca. 1961–1840 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Two Sections of a Composite Bow | ca. 1550–1295 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bucranium | ca. 1640–1550 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bucranium | ca. 1640–1550 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Pair of Ram's Horns | ca. 1640–1550 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Rings and Ring Fragments | Ivories-Horn | 4th century | Byzantine Egypt |
| Pair of Stirrups | Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups | 15th–17th century | Tibetan or Mongolian |
| Powder Flask | Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers | possibly 16th–17th century | Tibetan or Mongolian |
| Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard | Swords | hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century | hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European |
| Saddle | Equestrian Equipment-Saddles | late 16th–17th century | Turkish |
| Chess and goose game board | Chess Sets | late 16th century | India, Gujarat |
| Crinet and Shoulder Defense for a Horse | Armor for Horse | 17th century | Western Tibetan |
| Dagger (Chilanum) | Daggers | 17th century | South Indian |
| Dagger (Piha Kaetta) with Stylus and Sheath | Daggers | 17th century | Sri Lankan |
| Powder Flask | Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers | 17th century | Indian, possibly Deccan |
| Inlaid Powder Horn | Arms and Armor | 18th century | India |
| Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath | Knives | 18th century | Sri Lankan |
| Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath | Knives | 18th century | Sri Lankan |
| Powder Flask (Barutdan) | Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers | 18th century | Indian |
| Primer | Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers | 18th century | Indian, Rajasthan |
| Primer | Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers | 18th century | Turkish |
| Composite Bow with Forty Arrows | Archery Equipment | A.H. 1132/ A.D. 1719–20 | Turkish |
| Sword (Rudus) and Scabbard | Swords | dated 1835 | Malaysian, Kampung Payang and Sumatran, Aceh |
| Dis-shaped macehead | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Disc shaped macehead | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Disc-shaped macehead | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Disc-shaped macehead | ca. 3850–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Figurine of a lion that may have been a gaming piece | ca. 3100–2500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Small jar | ca. 3100–2650 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Stone vessel | ca. 3100–2650 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bow handle fragment (?) | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Fragment of a Compound Bow | ca. 1580–1479 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Fragment of a Composite Bow | ca. 1550–1295 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