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Medium995 works

Collection Summary

Works Held995
Date Range4500 BC – 2065
Primary DepartmentEgyptian Art (2,150)
Most Common FormCodices (1,089)
Cultures Represented10
Countries12
Public Domain2,415 works (53%)

Works by Century

45th century BC
39th century BC
38th century BC
36th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
31th century BC
27th century BC
26th century BC
24th century BC
23th century BC
21th century BC
20th century BC
19th century BC
18th century BC
17th century BC
16th century BC
15th century BC
14th century BC
13th century BC
12th century BC
11th century BC
10th century BC
9th century BC
8th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
5th century BC
4th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century

Departments

Egyptian Art
2,150
Islamic Art
1,174
Medieval Art
649
Asian Art
521
Drawings and Prints
40
Modern and Contemporary Art
19
Ancient Near Eastern Art
18
The Cloisters
18
Musical Instruments
2
Arms and Armor
1

Forms & Classifications

Codices
1,089
Paintings
528
Ceramics
396
Papyrus
201
Drawings
67
Miscellaneous-Stone
34
Jewelry
24
Works on Paper
19
Manuscripts and Illuminations
17
Manuscripts
11

Cultures Represented

Coptic · 638India (Gujarat) · 196India (Rajasthan, Mewar) · 24India (Bihar or West Bengal) · 20India (Rajasthan, Bikaner) · 19India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa) · 16India · 15Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) · 14India (Rajasthan) · 11Tibet · 10

Historical Periods

New Kingdom · 1,645New Kingdom, Ramesside · 175Middle Kingdom · 76Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 40Pala period · 24Third Intermediate Period · 21Late Period–Ptolemaic · 19Late Period, Saite · 18New Kingdom, Ramesside–Late Period · 16Roman Period · 13

Dynasties

Dynasty 18 · 1,602Dynasty 19–20 · 154Dynasty 11 · 30Dynasty 12 · 30Dynasty 18, early · 21Dynasty 20 · 20Dynasty 26 · 19Dynasty 19–26 · 16Dynasty 21 · 15Dynasty 19 · 11

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
2,202
Byzantine Egypt
641
Iran
397
India
305
Egypt or Syria
104
present-day Afghanistan
55
Turkey
38
present-day Uzbekistan
18
Iraq
17
present-day Pakistan
12

Cities Represented

Thebes · 330Tabriz · 85Herat · 56probably Isfahan · 53Bijapur · 36Shiraz · 35Isfahan · 25Golconda · 14Qazvin · 11Bukhara · 10

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Lentoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 4500–3600 B.C.
Hippopotamus amuletca. 3850–2960 B.C.Egypt
Amulet in the form of a hippoca. 3650–3100 B.C.Egypt
Amuletic figureca. 3650–3300 B.C.Egypt
Figurine of a hippo made for suspensionca. 3650–3100 B.C.Egypt
Hippopotamus amuletca. 3650–3100 B.C.Egypt
Piriform macehead with male facesca. 3650–3100 B.C.Egypt
Drilled hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled square plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled square plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Pottery vase with inscription labeling a royal estateca. 3100 B.C.Egypt
Truncated amygdaloid (rhomboid ?) sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2700–2600 B.C.
Ivory label incised with an early hieroglyph that may be…ca. 2650 B.C.Egypt
Standing statue of Merti's wifeca. 2381–2323 B.C. probablyEgypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Linen mark of Mytca. 2060–2010 B.C.Egypt
Linen Mark on the Corner of a Sheetca. 2060–2010 B.C.Egypt
Offering Procession and Netting Fowl, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Blank sheet of papyrusca. 2051–1981 B.C.Egypt
Funerary Provisions and Hunting, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Harvesting Sicamore Figs, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Laden Donkeys and Men Plowing, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Men Roping a Bull and Driving Cattle, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Offering Scene, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Offering Scene, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Washing Linen, Tomb of Djarica. 2050–2000 B.C.Egypt
Linen Mark on the Corner of a Sheetca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Papyrusca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Papyrus fragmentca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Papyrus fragmentca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Papyrus fragmentca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Two papyrus fragmentsca. 2030–1640 B.C.Egypt
Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit…ca. 2030–1981 B.C.Egypt
Writing board fragment with Sokar formula for the benefit…ca. 2030–1981 B.C.Egypt
Writing board of an apprentice scribeca. 2030 B.C.Egypt
Account Ostraconca. 1981–1975 B.C.Egypt
Linen mark, Wahca. 1981–1975 B.C.Egypt
Linen Shawl from Wah's Mummyca. 1981–1975 B.C.Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access