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Medium33 works

Collection Summary

Works Held33
Date Range3900 BC – 2000
Primary DepartmentArms and Armor (141)
Most Common FormSwords (41)
Cultures Represented10
Countries9
Public Domain24 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

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

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Dishca. 3100–2649 B.C.Egypt
Ritual Implement Dedicated by a King Senwosret to…ca. 1961–1840 B.C.Egypt
Two Sections of a Composite Bowca. 1550–1295 B.C.Egypt
Bucraniumca. 1640–1550 B.C.Egypt
Bucraniumca. 1640–1550 B.C.Egypt
Pair of Ram's Hornsca. 1640–1550 B.C.Egypt
Rings and Ring FragmentsIvories-Horn4th centuryByzantine Egypt
Pair of StirrupsEquestrian Equipment-Stirrups15th–17th centuryTibetan or Mongolian
Powder FlaskFirearms Accessories-Flasks & Primerspossibly 16th–17th centuryTibetan or Mongolian
Nimcha (Saber) with ScabbardSwordshilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th centuryhilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European
SaddleEquestrian Equipment-Saddleslate 16th–17th centuryTurkish
Chess and goose game boardChess Setslate 16th centuryIndia, Gujarat
Crinet and Shoulder Defense for a HorseArmor for Horse17th centuryWestern Tibetan
Dagger (Chilanum)Daggers17th centurySouth Indian
Dagger (Piha Kaetta) with Stylus and SheathDaggers17th centurySri Lankan
Powder FlaskFirearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers17th centuryIndian, possibly Deccan
Inlaid Powder HornArms and Armor18th centuryIndia
Knife (Piha Kaetta) with SheathKnives18th centurySri Lankan
Knife (Piha Kaetta) with SheathKnives18th centurySri Lankan
Powder Flask (Barutdan)Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers18th centuryIndian
PrimerFirearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers18th centuryIndian, Rajasthan
PrimerFirearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers18th centuryTurkish
Composite Bow with Forty ArrowsArchery EquipmentA.H. 1132/ A.D. 1719–20Turkish
Sword (Rudus) and ScabbardSwordsdated 1835Malaysian, Kampung Payang and Sumatran, Aceh
Dis-shaped maceheadca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Disc shaped maceheadca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Disc-shaped maceheadca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Disc-shaped maceheadca. 3850–3500 B.C.Egypt
Figurine of a lion that may have been a gaming piececa. 3100–2500 B.C.Egypt
Small jarca. 3100–2650 B.C.Egypt
Stone vesselca. 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 Bowca. 1580–1479 B.C.Egypt
Fragment of a Composite Bowca. 1550–1295 B.C.Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access