Metropolitan Museum


Egypt


Jar with boat procession (36-33rd c BC)

Man 25th BC from El Kab


Gneiss statue of King Sahure & God 25th c BC

Nikari's family (chief of granary) 25th c BC

Friends of the king 25th c BC

King Nebhetepre Mentuhotep I who reunited Egypt in the 21st c BC (the beginning of the Middle Kingdom)


House model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC

House model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC

Boat model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC

Boat model from the tomb of Meketre 20th c BC


Sphinx king Senwosret III 19th c BC

Sphinx king Senwosret III 19th c BC

Coffin of Khnumnakht 19th c BC

Coffin of Khnumnakht 19th c BC


Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC

Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC

Granite sphinx of Hatshepsut 15th c BC

Coffin of Khonsu from tomb of Sennedjem 13th c BC


Coffin of Tabakmut 10th c BC

Coffin of Tabakmut 10th c BC

Coffin of Henettawy 10th c BC

Statue of Yuny 13th c BC


Jar (3,300 BC)

Statue (2,500 BC)

King Sahure and a god (2,446 BC)

Demedji and Hennutsen (2,438 BC)


Nikare and family (2,380 BC)

Chapel of Kacsemu (2,389 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)


Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)


Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Tomb of Mekette (1,975 BC)

Queen Hatshepsut

Queen Hatshepsut


Queen Hatshepsut

Queen Hatshepsut

The scribe Harembab (1,323 BC)

Sarcophagus of Harkhebi (525 BC)


Dynasties 21-25

Dynasties 21-25

Dynasties 21-25

Dynasties 21-25


Goddess Sakhmet (1,352 BC)

Rome and Greece


Rome: Sarcophagus 312 AD with gospel scenes

Greek World

Greek World


Greek World

Greek World

Greek World

Greek World


Cyclads 2700 BC

Cyclads 2300 BC

Cyclads 2750 BC

Cyclads 2750 BC


Mycenae 13th c BC

Mycenae 13th c BC

8th c BC

8th c BC


7th c BC (Herakles fighting the centaur Nessos)

Nakio runners 530 BC

Kouros 7th c BC

Red on black: by Andokides 530 BC


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by Euphronion 515 BC

by Euphronion 515 BC

Ancient Near East


450 BC

Statue of Gudea, Sumerian king of Lagash, 2100 BC

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Uruk: administrative tablet 3000 BC (wheat and barley)


Uruk: administrative tablet 3000 BC (grant of land to temple official)

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (9th BC)

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South Arabian, 100 BC

Woman from South Arabia, 2,000 BC

Cyprus terracotta 2,000 BC


Cyprus: 5,500 BC of diabase stone

Cyprus: copper lingot 1450-1050 BC

Sumerian: Standing male worshipping, from temple of Abu at Eshnunna

Lebanon: copper statue 2500 BC


Sha'ar Hagolan, Israel (Yarmukian culture) 6-7,000 BC

Sha'ar Hagolan 6-7,000 BC

Sha'ar Hagolan 6-7,000 BC

Mesopotamia: goddess 6-7,000 BC


Ossuary of Azor, Canaan 3-4,000 BC shaped like building

Uruk 3100 BC

Ceramic jar 3200 BC from Iran

China


Earthenware (7th c AD)

Earthenware (7th c AD)

Han models

Han models


Guanyin of the Lion's Roar (1600)

Buddha Maitreya - Northern Wei (486 AD)

Bodhisattva seated on a lion (12th c)

Bodhisattva (14th c)


Bodhisattva Guanyin (Liao dynasty, 11th c)

Bodhisattva Guanyin (Liao dynasty, 11th c)

Ritual altar set (Western Zhou, 11th c)

Ritual altar set (Western Zhou, 11th c)


Majiayao culture (2500 BC)

Map of Majiayao culture (3300-2050 BC)


Seated Bodhisattva - Northern Wei (480 AD) from Yungang's Cave 15

Seated Bodhisattva - Northern Wei (480 AD) from Yungang's Cave 15

Stela of Maitreya Buddha - Northern Wei (495 AD)


Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD)

Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD)

Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD)

Stela of "The Visit of Manjushri Vimalakiirti" (543 AD)


"The emperor and his court" - Northern Wei (522 AD) Longmen-Binyang caves

"The emperor and his court" - Northern Wei (522 AD) Longmen-Binyang caves


Standing Bodhisattva - Northern Qi (577)

Standing Bodhisattva - Sui dynasty (618)

Standing Bodhisattva - Sui dynasty (618)


Standing Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara - Sui (618 AD)

Standing Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara - Sui (618 AD)

India


Vessel from West Bengal - Shunga era (1st BC)

Figurine (Uttar Pradesh, 1750 BC)

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Gandhara, 3rd c AD)

Krishna battling the Horse Demon, Uttar Pradesh, Gupta era (5th c AD)


Seated Maitreya from Afghanistan (8th c AD)

Vishnu and his consorts from West Bengal (12th c)

Shiva from Tamil Nadu - Chola era (10th c)

Shiva from Tamil Nadu - Chola era (10th c)


A queen as Parvati, Java (14th c)

Japan


Two World Mandalas

Womb World Mandala

Womb World Mandala


Diamond World Mandala

Diamond World Mandala

Diamond World Mandala


The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600)

The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600)

The Battle sof the Hogen and Heiji Eras (1600)

Chinese Court Ladies and Children (17th c)


Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600)

Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600)

Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600)

Meeting between the emperor and the fisherman (1600)


Shibata Zeshin

Ancient Near East


Ossuaries (Israel, 4th millennium BC)

Pebbles (Israel, 7th millennium BC)

Jar (Iran, 4th millennium BC)

Bull (Iran, 3000 BC)


Cylinder about Nebuchadnezzar II (Babylonia, 6th c BC)

Tablet (Uruk, 3000 BC)


Seals from Mesopotamia

Seals from Mesopotamia

Seals from Mesopotamia


Gudea (2100 BC)

Gudea (2100 BC)

Jar (Iran, 3000 BC)

Female figurine (2500 BC)


Stele of Ushumgal ((2500 BC)

Statue of King Shulgi of Ur (2050 BC)


Figurines from Anatolia (3rd millennium BC)

Rattles (Anatolia, 2000 BC)

Wagon (Anatolia, 2000 BC)


Reconstruction of Babylon

Babylon

Female figurine (1st millennium BC)

Plaque (Assyria, 9th c BC)


Female figurine (Iran, 1st millennium BC)

Vessel (Iran, 7th c BC)

Nude female (Iran, 7th c BC)

Ancient Near East


From Persepolis

Woman (Palmyra, 3rd c AD)


Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud


Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud


Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud


Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud

Ivory panel (Assyrian, 8th c BC)


Female figurine (Southwestern Arabia, 3rd millennium BC)

Male figurine (Arabia, 1st millennium BC)

Plaque (Southwestern Arabia, 2nd c BC)


Reconstruction of a funerary temple at Palmyra

Objects from Palmyra


Terracotta from Cyprus (2000 BC)

Terracotta from Cyprus (2000 BC)

Diabase from Cyprus (6000 BC)


Terracotta from Mycenae (1350 BC)

Terracotta from Cyprus (6th c BC)

Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC)

Limestone from Cyprus (6th c BC)

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