Iron Age III (900 BC – 5 BC): 260 works at The Met

Period260 works900 BC – 5 BC

Collection Summary

Works Held	260
Date Range	900 BC – 5 BC
Primary Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art (260)
Most Common Form	Metalwork-Ornaments (84)
Cultures Represented	3
Public Domain	260 works (100%)

Works by Century

9th century BC

8th century BC

7th century BC

6th century BC

Forms & Classifications

Metalwork-Ornaments

Metalwork-Sculpture

Ceramics-Vessels

Ivory/Bone-Reliefs

Metalwork-Equestrian

Metalwork-Implements

Ivory/Bone-Ornaments

Stone-Stamp Seals

Metalwork-Stamp Seals

Metalwork-Vessels

Cultures Represented

Iran · 225 Urartian · 25Urartian (?) · 3

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Button	Ivory/Bone-Ornaments	ca. 9th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Anthropomorphic "fertility" tube	Metalwork-Sculpture	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Anthropomorphic tube	Metalwork-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Anthropomorphic tube	Metalwork-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Arrowhead	Ivory/Bone-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Arrowhead	Ivory/Bone-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Arrowhead	Ivory/Bone-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped seal with loop handle	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Bell-shaped stamp seal and modern impression: standing…	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Boss	Shell-Ornaments	ca. 8th century B.C.
Boss from a disc-headed pin	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet or anklet with lion	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet or anklet with lions	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with animal heads	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.
Bracelet with animal terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with boar terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with duck-headed terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with lion mask terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with lion mask terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bracelet with lion's-head terminals	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Bull's hoof stamp seal and modern impression: kneeling…	Metalwork-Stamp Seals	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Urartian
Dagger	Metalwork-Implements	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Decorated boss	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Decorated boss	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Decorated boss	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Disc ornament	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran
Disc plaque	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.
Disc-headed pin	Metalwork-Ornaments	ca. 8th–7th century B.C.	Iran

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access

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