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Period167 works2000 BC – 1000 BC

Collection Summary

Works Held167
Date Range2000 BC – 1000 BC
Primary DepartmentAncient Near Eastern Art (167)
Most Common FormIvory/Bone-Reliefs (36)
Cultures Represented2
Public Domain167 works (100%)

Works by Century

20th century BC
19th century BC
18th century BC

Forms & Classifications

Ivory/Bone-Reliefs
36
Ivory/Bone-Ornaments
31
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
25
Clay-Sealings
22
Ivory/Bone-Sculpture
15
Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressions
15
Stone-Cylinder Seals
9
Stone-Stamp Seals
5
Ivory/Bone-Vessels
3
Ceramics-Vessels
3

Cultures Represented

Old Assyrian Trading Colony · 166Old Assyrian Trading Colony (?) · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal in…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with cylinder seal, for…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with five cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder sealsClay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with three cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with two cylinder seals…Clay-Tablets-Inscribed-Seal Impressionsca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet with a small second tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: caravan accountClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: commercial noteClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: commercial note concerning caravan…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: court depositionClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: court depositionClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: legal decision by appointed judgesClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: loan of silverClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: loan of silverClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letterClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letter concerning consignment of…Clay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letter fragmentClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: private letter fragmentClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: quittanceClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: quittance for a loan in copperClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: quittance for a loan in silverClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: record of a lawsuitClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Cuneiform tablet: statement before witnessesClay-Tablets-Inscribedca. 20th–19th century B.C.Old Assyrian Trading Colony

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