RC
Medium57 works

Collection Summary

Works Held57
Date Range7250 BC – 2014
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (26)
Most Common FormStone (12)
Cultures Represented10
Countries8
Public Domain62 works (65%)

Works by Century

72th century BC
70th century BC
33th century BC
23th 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
9th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
5th century BC
1st century BC
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century

Departments

Ancient Near Eastern Art
26
Islamic Art
21
Arms and Armor
16
Egyptian Art
15
Asian Art
8
Medieval Art
5
Greek and Roman Art
2
The Cloisters
1
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
1

Forms & Classifications

Stone
12
Daggers
12
Stone-Stamp Seals
11
Stone-Cylinder Seals
7
Jewelry
6
Sculpture
6
Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
5
Lapidary Work-Crystal
3
Miscellaneous
3
Stone-Ornaments
3

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Sasanian · 6Middle Kingdom · 5Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period · 5Old Babylonian · 3Second Intermediate Period · 3early Anuradhapura period (ca. 200 B.C.–A.D. 432) · 3Mitanni · 2Neolithic · 2Classical or Hellenistic · 2Dynasty 15-17, 2nd Intermediate Period, Hyksos · 2

Dynasties

Dynasty 12–17 · 5Dynasty 11 · 3Dynasty 15 · 2Dynasty 26–30 · 1Dynasty 13–17 · 1Dynasty 12 · 1Dynasty 9 · 1Dynasty 12, late · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
20
Iran
6
Byzantine Egypt
5
India
4
Egypt possibly
2
North India
1
Syria (?)
1
France
1

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 4Medinet Habu (near Thebes) · 2Herat · 1probably Madras · 1Goa · 1Paris · 1Delhi or Lucknow · 1near Thebes · 1Hyderabad · 1probably Nishapur · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BeadStone-Ornamentsca. late 8th millennium B.C.
Head amulet (?)Stone-Ornaments7th–6th millennium B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: three "pigtailed"…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 2350–2150 B.C.Akkadian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2289–2255 B.C.Egyptian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2112–2004 B.C.Neo-Sumerian
Four-strand Necklace of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Jewelry of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Two-strand Necklace of the Child Mytca. 2051–2030 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. early 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. first half 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. first half 2nd millennium B.C.Babylonian
Symbols of Regeneration: Nile Turtle Amuletca. 1991–1802 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 19th–16th century B.C.Babylonian
Elliptical ring bezel sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 1700–1560 B.C.
Scaraboid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 1700–1560 B.C.
Two Uninscribed Scarabs|ca. 1648–1540 B.C.Egypt
Uninscribed Scarab|ca. 1648–1540 B.C.Egypt
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 15th–14th century B.C.Mitanni
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 15th–13th century B.C.Mitanni
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 1480–1450 B.C.Elamite
Discoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 14th century B.C. (?)
Cylinder seal (half) and modern impression: galloping…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 9th–8th century B.C.Assyrian
Conoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th–5th century B.C.Babylonian (?)
Scarab sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 6th century B.C.
ReliquarySculptureca. 1st centuryPakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Bead necklaceStone-Ornamentsca. 6th–8th century A.D.Sasanian or Islamic
ReliquarySculpture2nd–4th centurySri Lanka (central or western regions)
ReliquarySculpture2nd–4th centurySri Lanka (central or western regions)
ReliquarySculpture2nd–4th centurySri Lanka (central or western regions)
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3rd–7th century A.D.Sasanian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3rd–7th century A.D.Sasanian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3rd–7th century A.D.Sasanian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3rd–7th century A.D.Sasanian
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3rd–7th century A.D.Sasanian
BeadsGlass-Beads4th–7th centuryByzantine Egypt
Beads and AmuletsMiscellaneous4th centuryByzantine Egypt
Coin and Bead FragmentsGlass-Beads4th–7th centuryByzantine Egypt
Stamp sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 5th–6th century A.D.Sasanian
NecklaceLapidary Work-Crystal500–700Byzantine Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access