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Period51 works3600 BC – 2900 BC

Collection Summary

Works Held51
Date Range3600 BC – 2900 BC
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (51)
Most Common FormStone-Stamp Seals (38)
Public Domain51 works (100%)

Works by Century

36th century BC
35th century BC
33th century BC
32th century BC
31th century BC

Forms & Classifications

Stone-Stamp Seals
38
Stone-Cylinder Seals
7
Stone-Vessels
3
Stone-Ornaments
1
Shell-Ornaments
1
Stone-Reliefs
1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Conoid seal with pinched apexStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Low hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Low hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Rectangular plaque seal, engraved on two facesStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3600–2900 B.C.
Drilled caprid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled cushion-rectangular plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled gabled lentoid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled half almond sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled oval hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent bovid amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled recumbent fox amulet sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled square plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Drilled square plaque sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Flattened pebble sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Gable sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Hemispheroid sealStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a recumbent bovidStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3500–2900 B.C.
Amulet in the form of a lion with legs extendedShell-Ornamentsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Amulet of a lionStone-Ornamentsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: "pigtailed" ladies in…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: female figure seated…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: seated pigtailed…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Cylinder seal and modern impression: three "pigtailed"…Stone-Cylinder Sealsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Fragment of a bowl with a frieze of bulls in reliefStone-Vesselsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Fragment of a trough with a nude male figure in reliefStone-Reliefsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Fragment of a vessel with a bird of prey attacking a…Stone-Vesselsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Fragment of a vessel with wheat stalks and a procession of…Stone-Vesselsca. 3300–2900 B.C.
Seal amulet in the form of a bird of preyStone-Stamp Sealsca. 3300–2900 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