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Medium705 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 705 |
| Date Range | 3900 BC – 2000 |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (332) |
| Most Common Form | Ivory/Bone-Reliefs (171) |
| Cultures Represented | 10 |
| Countries | 12 |
| Public Domain | 843 works (70%) |
Works by Century
39th century BC
38th century BC
36th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
32th century BC
31th century BC
30th 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
9th century BC
8th century BC
7th century BC
5th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
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
Departments
Ancient Near Eastern Art
332
Egyptian Art
325
Islamic Art
205
Arms and Armor
155
Asian Art
49
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
45
Musical Instruments
39
Medieval Art
26
The Cloisters
10
American Decorative Arts
3
Forms & Classifications
Ivory/Bone-Reliefs
171
Wood
114
Ivories
56
Ivory/Bone-Ornaments
56
Ivory/Bone-Sculpture
48
Ivories and Bone
46
Daggers
38
Chess Sets
38
Gaming pieces
33
Knives
29
Cultures Represented
Assyrian · 153Indian · 95Old Assyrian Trading Colony · 87Iran · 82Coptic · 21Turkish · 21Burmese · 13Persian · 12Persian, Qajar · 8Sri Lankan · 7
Historical Periods
Neo-Assyrian · 153Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony · 87Middle Kingdom · 75New Kingdom · 55Iron Age II · 44Iron Age III · 38Early Dynastic Period · 28New Kingdom, Ramesside · 27Roman Period · 23Late Old Kingdom–Early Middle Kingdom · 16
Dynasties
Dynasty 18 · 36Dynasty 1 · 23Dynasty 19–20 · 23Dynasty 12–13 · 20Dynasty 12 · 18Dynasty 8–12 · 16Dynasty 8–11 · 14Dynasty 12–18 · 9Dynasty 18, second half · 9Dynasty 18, early · 7
Geographic Distribution
Egypt
442
India
51
Iran
26
Byzantine Egypt
21
Italy
6
Turkey
5
Syria (?)
4
Egypt or Syria
3
Southern Italy
2
Spain
2
Cities Represented
Cairo · 100Nishapur · 17probably Nishapur · 4Fustat · 3Istanbul · 1probably Lucknow · 1Jaipur|Lucknow · 1Qarara · 1Bahnasa · 1probably Cordoba · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comb decorated with a hippo | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Comb decorated with a wildebeest | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Comb with a giraffe | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Comb with a pair of ducks | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Tusk figure of a man | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bracelet | ca. 3850–2960 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bracelet | ca. 3850–2960 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bracelet | ca. 3850–2960 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Bracelet | ca. 3850–2960 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Ivory bracelet | ca. 3850–3300 B.C. | Egypt | |
| A Tusk Figurine of a Man | ca. 3900–3500 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Figurine of a man | ca. 3650–3450 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Face from a statuette | ca. 3300–3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Human figure, possibly male | ca. 3300–3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Male figure | ca. 3300–3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Spoon with a falcon on the handle | ca. 3300–3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Carved handle of a ceremonial knife | ca. 3200 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Hair Comb Decorated with Rows of Wild Animals | ca. 3200–3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Arrowhead | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Box Fragment Illustrating a Royal Servant | ca. 3100 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Box inlay with a geometric pattern | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Box inlay with a geometric pattern | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Fragment of burned ivory furniture | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Fragment of burned ivory furniture | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Furniture Leg | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Furniture leg possibly from a game board | ca. 3100–2900 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Game Piece in the Form of a Lion | ca. 3100–2649 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Leg from a bed or chair | ca. 3100–2650 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Partial statuette probably depicting a young boy | ca. 3100–2650 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Standing Woman | ca. 3100–2649 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Statuette of a Standing Woman | ca. 3100–2900 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