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Period61 works2600 BC – 2350 BCCollection Summary
| Works Held | 61 |
| Date Range | 2600 BC – 2350 BC |
| Primary Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art (61) |
| Most Common Form | Shell-Ornaments (15) |
| Cultures Represented | 1 |
| Public Domain | 61 works (100%) |
Forms & Classifications
Shell-Ornaments
15
Metalwork-Ornaments
14
Stone-Vessels
11
Stone-Sculpture
8
Stone-Ornaments
3
Stone-Cylinder Seals
3
Metalwork-Sculpture
1
Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed
1
Stone-Reliefs
1
Ceramics-Vessels
1
Works Index
| Title | Classification | Date | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beads | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Beads | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Blade | Metalwork-Implements | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Bowl | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Cup | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Cup | Ceramics-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Cylinder seal | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | |
| Cylinder seal and modern impression | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated goddess before… | Stone-Cylinder Seals | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Dish | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Double cup | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Double vessel with duck-shaped supports | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Earring | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Earring | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Eye inlay for a statue | Stone-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Female head with elaborate hairstyle | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | |
| Female head with elaborate hairstyle | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | |
| Fragmentary head of a worshiper | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Fragments of male worshiper | Stone-Sculpture-Inscribed | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Furniture element: ram with bitumen-lined socket | Stone-Sculpture | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Hair ribbon | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Hair ribbon | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Hair ribbon | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Hair ribbons | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Headdress | Metalwork-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay depicting male torso | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: animal leg | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: banquet scene with a seated figure holding a palm… | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: combat between a human-headed bull and a lion-headed… | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: leg and foot | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2350 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: male torso | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: skirt with fringe | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Inlay: woman wearing a cylinder seal, playing a flute | Shell-Ornaments | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Jar | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
| Jar fragment with reclining bulls | Stone-Vessels | ca. 2600–2500 B.C. | Sumerian |
Related periods
Third Intermediate Period1,130 worksNew Kingdom, Amarna Period1,100 worksMiddle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom618 worksSecond Intermediate Period561 worksLate Period, Saite542 worksOld Kingdom516 worksIron Age II494 worksMiddle Kingdom–Second Intermediate…471 works
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access