JN
Period32 works3100 BC – 2900 BC

Collection Summary

Works Held32
Date Range3100 BC – 2900 BC
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (32)
Most Common FormStone-Cylinder Seals (8)
Cultures Represented2
Public Domain32 works (100%)

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Cylinder Seals
8
Ceramics
5
Stone-Stamp Seals
4
Stone-Vessels
3
Ceramics-Vessels
3
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
2
Faience-Cylinder Seals
2
Ceramics-Ornaments
1
Metalwork-Cylinder Seals
1
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
1

Cultures Represented

Sumerian · 3Iran · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
BeadCeramics-Ornamentsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
BeakerStone-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account concerning the…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account of barley…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 3100–2900 B.C.Sumerian
CupStone-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealMetalwork-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder sealFaience-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.Iran
Cylinder sealFaience-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Cylinder seal with horned animalsStone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
InlayStone-Ornamentsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
JarCeramics-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
JarCeramics-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
JarCeramics-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Mosaic coneCeramicsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Mosaic coneCeramicsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Mosaic coneCeramicsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Mosaic coneCeramicsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Mosaic coneCeramicsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Rectangular plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Rectangular plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Rectangular plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
Truncated amygdaloid (rhomboid ?) sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
VesselStone-Vesselsca. 3100–2900 B.C.
WeightStone-Implementsca. 3100–2900 B.C.

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