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Medium12 worksCollection Summary
| Works Held | 12 |
| Date Range | 3500 BC – 2014 |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (15) |
| Most Common Form | Stone-Stamp Seals (11) |
| Cultures Represented | 4 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Public Domain | 18 works (72%) |
Works by Century
35th century BC
33th century BC
20th century BC
16th century BC
14th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
1st century
2nd century
8th century
17th century
19th century
Departments
Ancient Near Eastern Art
15
Egyptian Art
6
Islamic Art
3
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
1
Forms & Classifications
Stone-Stamp Seals
11
Jewelry
2
Chess Sets
1
Stone
1
Stone-Cylinder Seals
1
Stone-Ornaments
1
Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed
1
Stone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed
1
Cultures Represented
Historical Periods
Sasanian · 10Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr · 2Neo-Babylonian · 2Roman Period · 2Achaemenid · 1Late Period · 1Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom · 1New Kingdom · 1Second Intermediate Period · 1
Dynasties
Dynasty 18 · 1Dynasty 13–17 · 1Dynasty 12–13 · 1Dynasty 26 · 1
Geographic Distribution
Egypt
6
England
1
Iran
1
Northern India
1
Cities Represented
Nishapur · 1London · 1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drilled recumbent bovid amulet seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3500–2900 B.C. | |
| Seal amulet in the form of a reclining cow | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3300–2900 B.C. | |
| Button seal | ca. 1981–1640 B.C. | Egypt | |
| String of Barrel Beads | ca. 1390–1353 B.C. | Egypt | |
| Eye bead (?) | Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed | ca. 7th century B.C. | Babylonian |
| Scarab with the name Wahibre, either Psamtik I or Apries | | | 664–570 B.C. | Egypt |
| Cylinder seal | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 6th century B.C. | Achaemenid |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 6th–5th century B.C. | Babylonian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 5th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Bead | Stone-Ornaments | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed | ca. 3rd century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–7th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Stamp seal: standing noble holding a flower | Stone-Stamp Seals | ca. 3rd–early 4th century A.D. | Sasanian |
| Scarab | | | ca. 1640–1550 B.C. | Egypt |
| Ring with narrow shaft and oval box set with cameo of Medusa | A.D. 3rd century | Egypt | |
| Chain with two pendants | A.D. 2nd century | Egypt | |
| Bead | Stone | 9th–11th century | Iran |
| Centerpiece from an Armlet (Bazuband) later made into a… | Jewelry | 18th–19th century | Northern India |
| Chess set | Chess Sets | 18th–19th century | Indian |
| Shoulder Brooch | Jewelry | 1924; pendant tassel re-created from original records by Cartier workshops, Paris, 2012 | England |
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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access