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Medium120 works

Collection Summary

Works Held120
Date Range3850 BC – 1923
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (70)
Most Common FormSculpture (36)
Cultures Represented10
Countries10
Public Domain148 works (83%)

Works by Century

38th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
32th century BC
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30th century BC
29th century BC
27th century BC
26th century BC
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12th century BC
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18th century
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Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
70
Islamic Art
51
Egyptian Art
28
Medieval Art
14
Asian Art
8
Arms and Armor
2
Greek and Roman Art
2
The Cloisters
2
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
1
Modern and Contemporary Art
1

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture
36
Stone-Stamp Seals
22
Stone-Cylinder Seals
13
Sculpture-Stone
12
Stone
12
Codices
11
Stone-Vessels
10
Stone-Reliefs
7
Stone-Sculpture
5
Stone-Implements
3

Cultures Represented

Coptic · 14Sasanian · 13Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex · 7Sumerian · 5Afghanistan · 4Assyrian · 4Graeco-Phoenician · 2Indian · 2Indus · 2Neo-Sumerian · 2

Historical Periods

Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr · 17Sasanian · 13Middle Kingdom · 8Bronze Age · 7Ptolemaic Period · 5New Kingdom · 4Jemdet Nasr · 4Predynastic Period · 3Shahi period · 3Early Bronze Age · 3

Dynasties

Dynasty 12–13 · 5Dynasty 18 · 4Dynasty 12 · 2Dynasty 27–30 · 2Dynasty 17 · 1Dynasty 12–18 · 1Ptolemaic Dynasty · 1Dynasty 12, early · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
34
Spain
21
Byzantine Egypt
14
India
13
Iran
5
Turkey
3
Egypt or Syria
1
Iran|Iran
1
Syria
1
Syria|Syria
1

Cities Represented

Bijapur · 4Granada · 4probably Cordoba · 3Cairo · 2Yazd · 2Ahmadnagar · 2Golcanda or Bijapur · 2Bubastis · 1Nishapur · 1Damascus · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Drilled caprid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled square plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Mace headca. 3500–3100 B.C.Egypt
Seal amulet in the form of a bird of preyStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a lion's headStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a lion's headStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a reclining cowStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of recumbent bovidStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3200–2900 B.C.
BeakerStone-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. early 3rd millennium B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2700 B.C.
Cylinder seal with horned animalsStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Truncated amygdaloid (rhomboid ?) sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
VesselStone-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Axe headStone-Implements3rd millennium B.C.
Bison figureStone-Sculpture3rd millennium B.C.
Rectangular mortarStone-Vessels3rd millennium B.C.
Bowl with procession of bullsStone-Vesselsca. 2900–2700 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2900–2700 B.C.
Mace head with two bull's headsStone-Implementsca. 2900–2700 B.C.Sumerian
Cylinder sealStone-Architecturalca. 2700–2600 B.C.Sumerian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2700–2600 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2600–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: bull-man, bearded…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2600–2350 B.C.Sumerian
Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated goddess before…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2600–2500 B.C.Sumerian
Reclining mouflonStone-Sculptureca. 2600–1900 B.C.Indus
Reclining mouflonStone-Sculptureca. 2600–1900 B.C.Indus
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
BowlStone-Vesselsca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
BowlStone-Vesselsca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C.Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex

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