Mortar in art: 5 works, most common in Islamic Art

Medium5 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	5
Date Range	2551 BC – 1380
Primary Department	Islamic Art (176)
Most Common Form	Stucco (174)
Cultures Represented	1
Countries	3
Public Domain	182 works (91%)

Works by Century

26th century BC

25th century BC

24th century BC

15th century BC

7th century BC

3rd century

8th century

13th century

Departments

Islamic Art

176

Egyptian Art

Medieval Art

Forms & Classifications

Stucco

174

Ceramics

Ceramics-Tiles

Miscellaneous

Historical Periods

Late Period, Saite · 16 Old Kingdom · 6 Early New Kingdom · 1New Kingdom · 1

Dynasties

Dynasty 26 · 16Dynasty 5 · 4early Dynasty 18 · 2Dynasty 4 · 2

Geographic Distribution

Iran

176

Egypt

Byzantine Egypt

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 174Isfahan · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Specimen of mortar from the Great Pyramid		ca. 2551–2528 B.C.	Egypt
Speciman of Mortar from the Great Pyramid		ca. 2550 B.C.	Egypt
Coffin of Ahhotep Tanodjmu		ca. 1550–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Coffin of Teti		ca. 1550–1458 B.C.	Egypt
Drawing		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Drawing		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Raised relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Raised relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Raised relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Raised relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Raised relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Sunk relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Sunk relief fragment		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Wall casing		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Wall casing		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Wall casing		664–610 B.C.	Egypt
Fragments	Miscellaneous	4th–7th century	Byzantine Egypt
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran
Fragment	Stucco	probably 8th–12th century	Iran

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access