Metal in art: 140 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium140 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	140
Date Range	1887 BC – 2029
Primary Department	Islamic Art (632)
Most Common Form	Textiles-Woven (211)
Cultures Represented	10
Countries	12
Public Domain	708 works (52%)

Works by Century

19th century BC

18th century BC

16th 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

1st century

2nd century

3rd century

4th century

6th century

7th 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

Islamic Art

632

Egyptian Art

242

Costume Institute

235

Musical Instruments

141

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Asian Art

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Arms and Armor

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Medieval Art

Forms & Classifications

Textiles-Woven

211

Textiles-Embroidered

144

Textiles

123

Textiles-Costumes

Textiles-Brocades

Reproductions

Textiles-Rugs

Textiles-Velvets

Jewelry

Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted

Cultures Represented

Indian · 121 Turkish · 41 Romanian · 23 Egyptian · 21 Tibetan · 21 Burmese · 18 Iranian (Persian) · 17 Moroccan · 15 Syrian · 11Italian (Venice) or Turkish · 10

Historical Periods

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 186Six Dynasties Period · 13Ptolemaic Period · 11Late Period · 10Third Intermediate Period–Late Period · 8Ptolemaic or Roman Period · 5Modern · 4 Late Period, Saite · 4 Third Intermediate Period · 3Late Period or Ptolemaic Period · 3

Dynasties

Dynasty 26 · 6Dynasty 21–25 · 3Dynasty 25 · 2Dynasty 12 · 2Dynasty 13 · 1Dynasty 21–24 · 1Dynasty 21–22 · 1Dynasty 27–30 · 1Dynasty 21–30 · 1Dynasty 26–30 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

260

Turkey

217

India

198

Iran

166

Hungary

Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Morocco

Syria

Spain

probably Turkey

Cities Represented

Bursa · 27Budapest · 16Varanasi · 12probably Istanbul · 10Uskudar · 9probably Kashan · 7Birmingham · 5Bursa or Istanbul · 3Thessaloniki · 3Bengal · 3

Works Index

Title	Date	Origin
Statuette of Lady Dedetamun	ca. 1802–1640 B.C.	Egypt
Funerary figure of Duamutef	1100–332 BC	Egypt
Funerary figure of Hapy	1100–332 BC	Egypt
Funerary figure of Imsety	1100–332 BC	Egypt
Funerary figure of Qebehsenuef	1100–332 BC	Egypt
Min statuette	ca. 1070–332 B.C.	Egypt
Osiris offered by the Astronomer of the House of Amun, Ibeb	ca. 1070–712 B.C.	Egypt
Ram head for attachment	ca. 1070–664 B.C.	Egypt
Seated Ptah	ca. 1070–664 B.C.	Egypt
Statuette of Amun	ca. 1070–712 B.C.	Egypt
Prisoner with head and hands held in a restraint	1000–30 BC	Egypt
Horus slaying an antelope, spear and antelope (?) missing	945–332 BC	Egypt
Statuette of Amenope for the benefit of one Amenirdis...	ca. 800–595 B.C.	Egypt
Kushite Pharaoh	ca. 713–664 B.C.	Egypt and Sudan
Falcon head, fitting from furniture or shrine	ca. 712–343 B.C.	Egypt
Kushite priest wearing garment with leopard's head and…	ca. 712–664 B.C.	Egypt
Harpokrates	7th–4th century B.C.	Egypt
A lion headed goddess, possibly Wadjet	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Aegis of a female goddess	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Aegis of Bastet	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Aegis of Bastet / Sakhmet	664–30 BC	Egypt
Amun	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
An ancient base asking blessings from Heka for the Scribe…	664–332 B.C. and Modern	Egypt
Anubis	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Apis	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Apis	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Apis	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Apis bull	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Apis figure inscribed for Padishernefer son of Khonsuirdis	664–200 B.C.	Egypt
Apis(?)	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Atum as a human-headed cobra surmounting a box for an…	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bastet	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bastet	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bastet holding an aegis	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bastet holding sistrum	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bastet statuette	664–30 BC	Egypt
Bastet with lion-headed aegis and basket	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bes carrying a ram over his shoulders	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bes on a column holding a knife	664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Bes standing on a papyriform capital, Beset on opposite side	664–30 B.C.	Egypt

Related materials

Earthenware2,395 works Glass2,271 works Wood1,934 works Pottery1,727 works Stucco1,641 works Bronze1,603 works linen1,599 works Wool1,509 works

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access