Wax in art: 27 works, most common in Egyptian Art

Medium27 works

Collection Summary

Works Held	27
Date Range	2124 BC – 2038
Primary Department	Egyptian Art (48)
Most Common Form	Ceramics-Tiles (9)
Cultures Represented	8
Countries	8
Public Domain	47 works (59%)

Works by Century

21th century BC

20th century BC

16th century BC

15th century BC

11th century BC

10th century BC

7th century BC

4th century BC

3rd century BC

1st century BC

3rd century

5th century

14th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Departments

Egyptian Art

Islamic Art

Musical Instruments

Arms and Armor

Medieval Art

Modern and Contemporary Art

Asian Art

Costume Institute

Greek and Roman Art

Forms & Classifications

Ceramics-Tiles

Daggers

Drawings

Miscellaneous-Wax

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical

Chordophone-Zither-plucked-tube

Firearms-Guns-Flintlock

Jewelry

Membranophone

Cultures Represented

Indian · 4 Tibetan · 3 Moroccan · 2 Coptic · 2Greek, Egyptian · 1Indian (Naga) · 1North African, probably Moroccan · 1Tibet · 1

Historical Periods

Third Intermediate Period · 22New Kingdom · 8Middle Kingdom · 5Ptolemaic Period · 4Late Period–Ptolemaic Period · 3Roman Period · 2Third Intermediate Period or later · 2Late Period · 1Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95) · 1Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom · 1

Dynasties

Dynasty 21, second half · 20Dynasty 18 · 5Dynasty 11 · 4Dynasty 21 · 2Dynasty 18, early · 2Dynasty 21–25 · 2Early Dynasty 18 · 1Dynasty 25–30 · 1Dynasty 17–18 · 1Dynasty 13–17 · 1

Geographic Distribution

Egypt

Iran

India

Tibet

Turkey

Byzantine Egypt

United States

USA

Cities Represented

Bursa · 1Isfahan · 1Khotan · 1New York · 1probably Isfahan · 1Konya · 1Khargird · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Funerary figurine of Queen Neferu		ca. 2051–2030 B.C.	Egypt
Funerary figurine of Saiah		ca. 2051–1981 B.C.	Egypt
Half of a Case for Storing Meat	\|	ca. 1550–1479 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, linen mark, fine spin, close weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, linen mark, fine spin, irregular weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, linen mark, medium spin, irregular weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, linen mark, medium spin, medium weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, linen mark, medium spin, medium weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Sheet, woven linen mark, medium spin, medium weave		ca. 1492–1473 B.C.	Egypt
Wedjat Incision Plaque		ca. 1070–945 B.C.	Egypt
Wig		ca. 1040–992 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with baboon head (Hapy)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with baboon head (Hapy)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with baboon head (Hapy)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with falcon head (Qebehsenuef)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with falcon head (Qebehsenuef)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with human head (Imsety)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with human head (Imsety)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with human head (Imsety)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with human head (Imsety)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with jackal head (Duamutef)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with jackal head (Duamutef)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Viscera figure with jackal head (Duamutef)		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Wax Figure of Duamutef Belonging to Djedmutesankh		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Wax Figure of Hapy Belonging to Djedmutesankh		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Wax Figure of Imsety Belonging to Djedmutesankh		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Wax Figure of Qebehsenuef Belonging to Djedmutesankh		ca. 1000–945 B.C.	Egypt
Coffin and corn mummy with Osiris mask		400–200 BC	Egypt
Coffin and Corn Mummy with Osiris mask		664–30 B.C.	Egypt
Gilded wax on a reconstructed body of ancient linen		400–250 B.C.	Egypt
Mask and Foot Cover of "Corn Mummy"		400–250 B.C.	Egypt
Head of Aphrodite	Miscellaneous-Wax		Greek, Egyptian
Set of amulets		30 B.C.–A.D. 364	Egypt
String of Beads	Miscellaneous-Wax	4th century	Byzantine Egypt
Wooden Writing Tablets	Woodwork-Miscellany	500–700	Byzantine Egypt
Shaped Tiles in the 'Cuerda Seca' Technique	Ceramics-Tiles	late 14th century	Turkey
Tile	Ceramics-Tiles	A.H. 824/ A.D. 1421	Turkey
Twelve-Pointed Star-Shaped Tile	Ceramics-Tiles	A.H. 846/A.D. 1442–43	Iran
Reciting Poetry in a Garden	Ceramics-Tiles	first quarter 17th century	Iran
Square Tile Depicting Clouds	Ceramics-Tiles	17th century	Iran

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