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Medium224 works

Collection Summary

Works Held224
Date Range3550 BC – 1999
Primary DepartmentAsian Art (240)
Most Common FormSculpture (138)
Cultures Represented10
Countries4
Public Domain246 works (73%)

Works by Century

35th century BC
30th century BC
16th century BC
15th century BC
10th century BC
7th century BC
6th century BC
5th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
8th century
9th century
10th century
11th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
18th century

Departments

Asian Art
240
Greek and Roman Art
37
Egyptian Art
34
Islamic Art
13
Ancient Near Eastern Art
4
Medieval Art
4
The Cloisters
3
Arms and Armor
1

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture
138
Ceramics
115
Terracottas
22
Vases
12
Ceramics-Paintings
4
Seals
4
Cesnola Inscriptions
3
Gaming pieces
1
Jewelry
1
Miscellaneous
1

Cultures Represented

Pakistan · 111India · 58Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) · 17Roman, Egyptian · 13Egyptian · 5India (ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan) · 4Kushan · 4Coptic · 4Roman, Syrian · 4Thailand or India · 3

Historical Periods

Shunga period · 24First Persian Period–Late Period · 21Gupta period · 15Imperial · 10Roman Period · 9Mauryan period · 6Hellenistic · 6Kushan · 4Late Imperial · 4Mid-Imperial · 3

Dynasties

Dynasty 27–30 · 21Dynasty 18 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt
35
Iran
12
Byzantine Egypt
4
Syria (?)
3

Cities Represented

Nishapur · 11probably Nishapur · 1Thebes · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
FigureSculptureca. 3500–3000 B.C.Pakistan (Quetta area)
FigureSculptureca. 3500–3000 B.C.Pakistan (Quetta area)
FigureSculpture3000–2500 B.C.Pakistan (Baluchistan)
FigureSculptureca. 3000–2500 B.C.Pakistan (Baluchistan)
FiguresCeramicsca. 3000–2500 B.C.Pakistan (Baluchistan)
Terracotta jugVasesca. 3000–2000 B.C.Anatolian
VesselSculptureca. 1000–500 B.C.Pakistan (Northwest Frontier Province)
Terracotta jugVases7th century B.C.Phoenician
PlaqueTerracottas6th–4th century B.C.Egyptian
PlaqueTerracottas6th–4th century B.C.Egyptian
Head of a camel304 B.C.–A.D. 364Egypt
FigureSculpture3rd–2nd century B.C.North India
HeadSculpture3rd–2nd century B.C.India
ReliefSculpture3rd–2nd century B.C.India
StatuetteSculpture3rd–2nd century B.C.India
ShardSculptureca. 3rd century B.C.India
Terracotta Hadra hydria (water jar)Vases3rd century B.C.Greek, Ptolemaic, Egyptian
Terracotta head of a womanTerracottas3rd–2nd century B.C.Egyptian (?)
Terracotta head of a womanTerracottas3rd–2nd century B.C.Egyptian (?)
Terracotta head of a womanTerracottas3rd–2nd century B.C.Egyptian (?)
PlaqueSculptureca. 1st century B.C.India
AmuletSculpture2nd–1st century B.C.India
Mold and impressionSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India
StatuetteSculpture2nd–1st century B.C.India
PlaqueSculptureca. 1st century B.C.India (Bengal)
PlaqueSculptureca. 1st century B.C.India (Bengal)
PlaqueSculptureca. 100 B.C.India
PlaqueSculptureca. 100 B.C.India
CartSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India
CartSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India
Mold and impressionSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India
PlaqueSculpture1st century B.C.India (West Bengal, Chandraketugarh)
RattleSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India
RattleSculpture1st century B.C.India
RattleSculpture1st century B.C.India
ToyCeramics1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st centuryIndia (Uttar Pradesh, probably Kausambi)
FigureSculpture1st century B.C.India (Uttar Pradesh, Kaushambi)
PlaqueSculpture1st century B.C.–A.D. 1st centuryIndia (Bengal)
PlaqueSculpture1st century B.C.India
PlaqueSculpture1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.India (West Bengal,Chandraketugarh)

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access