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Ancient Seals and Heads

Artistic seals and clay heads, showcasing ancient craftsmanship from the Middle Kingdom.

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Female Head. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560355Administrative Seal ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Administrative Seal 565822Female Head. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560378Female Head. UnknownFemale Head. UnknownFemale Figure. UnknownDocument Sealing with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III 590464Sealing fragment ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing fragment 565853Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, West magazine, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Female Head. UnknownFemale Head. UnknownSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 546526Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565404Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 562022Female Head. UnknownDocument Sealing ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Southern rubbish mounds, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Sealing fragment ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing fragment 565850Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom This sealing preserved two partial impressions of the same seal. Only the right half of the seal can be reconstructed. It shows a seated king wearing the double crown and holding a maat-feather (a writing of ,"Nebmaatre, Amenhotep III's throne name). Behind the king are hieroglyphs that spell the word "rejoicing," part of the name of Amenhotep's festival city at Malqata which was called the "House of Rejoicing." The other part of this phrase (House of) was probably written at the far left of the seal. Below the king is a hieroglyph representing the word "beloved" which suggests that the original seal had the image of a seated god facing the king. At the northern end of Malqata there is a temple built of mud brick, many of which are stamped "The Temple of Amun in the House of Rejoicing," so it is possible that the god represented on the seal was Amun. If so, it would be possible to reconstruct the origFemale Head. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560499Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560372Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 2030-1640 B.C.. Clay (unfired). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid complex of Senwosret I, north temple gateway, MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 12-13Shard (Study Collection) China. Shard (Study Collection). China. Ceramic with green glaze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). CeramicsSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565414Fragment of a Relief of a Horse's Head. UnknownSealing fragment ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing fragment 565831Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre. ca. 1981-1975 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920. Dynasty 12Document Sealing ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, North side, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Sunk relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Sunk relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), Lunette, 2nd chamber, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Bliżej Kultury Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434), Mint of KrakówSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13Mud jar sealing ca. 3200-2650 B.C. Predynastic, Late Naqada III-Early Dynastic Period. Mud jar sealing 573268Female Head. UnknownSealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323435Left shoulder with Aten cartouches, from statue of Akhenaten or Nefertiti with angled forward ca. 1352-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Left shoulder with Aten cartouches, from statue of Akhenaten or Nefertiti with angled forward 549642Unattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560514Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, no exact location recorded, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre. ca. 1981-1975 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920. Dynasty 12Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), Undetermined, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Lamp ca. late 8th-7th century B.C. Israelite. Lamp. Israelite. ca. late 8th-7th century B.C.. Ceramic. Iron Age II. Levant, Lachish (modern Tell ed-Duweir)Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560356Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565323Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment. UnknownArm, right shoulder with Aten cartouche ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Arm, right shoulder with Aten cartouche 549813Lion head ca. 2900-2350 B.C. Sumerian. Lion head. Sumerian. ca. 2900-2350 B.C.. Stone. Early Dynastic. Mesopotamia, NippurUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownBell 1st century A.D. Italian (Ancient Roman). Bell 502514Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 2030-1640 B.C.. Clay (unfired). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid complex of Senwosret I, north temple gateway, MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 12-13Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13Head with Melon Coiffure and Wreath. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 558562Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone, varnish. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber E. wall; N. section, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Female Head. UnknownCoin 8th-9th century. Coin 457621Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber W. wall; bottom register, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Statuette of a Falcon 304-30 B.C. Ptolemaic Period. Statuette of a Falcon. 304-30 B.C.. Porphyry. Ptolemaic Period. From EgyptRight chest of Akhenaten prostrate, with Aten cartouches. Dimensions: H. 22 × W. 19 × D. 15 cm (8 11/16 × 7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.); Cartouche: W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Akhenaten. Date: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Coin 8th-9th century. Coin 457344Female Head. UnknownAttic Vase Fragment. UnknownDrawing 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Drawing. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone, varnish. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber W. wall; 2nd register, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323264waist area from a statue of the king ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. waist area from a statue of the king. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Red quartzite. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Great Temple of the Aten, pit outside southern wall, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891-92. Dynasty 18Sealing Sasanian ca. 7th century CEPendant: female head 5th century B.C. Italic Pendant in the form of a female head in profile, facing right, with a pronounced almond-shaped eye.. Pendant: female head. Italic. 5th century B.C.. Amber. Classical. Miscellaneous-AmberFragment of a terracotta plaque 7th century B.C. Greek, Cretan Legs of a man.. Fragment of a terracotta plaque 254730 Greek, Cretan, Fragment of a terracotta plaque, 7th century B.C., Terracotta, 4 1/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. (10.5 cm x 9.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Archaeological Institute of America, 1953 (53.5.5)Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560417Plaque in the shape of a bird China. Plaque in the shape of a bird. China. Jade (nephrite). Shang (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.)-Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 B.C.. JadeFemale Head Fragment. UnknownFragment Pijpenkop, Anonymous, 1710 - 1740 Fragment piping head with a crown and a stork with eel depicted in the mouth. Of the excavations on the Hofstede Arentsburg 1827-1831 under the supervision of Professor Reuvens. Netherlands pipe clay The Hague Fragment piping head with a crown and a stork with eel depicted in the mouth. Of the excavations on the Hofstede Arentsburg 1827-1831 under the supervision of Professor Reuvens. Netherlands pipe clay The HagueHead with Melon Coiffure and Wreath. UnknownBell 100 BC-200 AD Italian (Ancient Roman). Bell 502177Attic Black-Figure Lip Cup Fragment. UnknownRelief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre 562083Fragment imadła amfory ze stemplem. Thesmokritos (ca 145-ca 108 a.C.), potter's workshopSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560433Engraved Gem. UnknownBronze Gin of Leuci (Leques, Lorraine) Leuci Bronze Gossip (Leucques, Lorraine). Bronze. Around 100 av.j.-c.Figure Fragment. UnknownFragmentary Spiral Amphora. UnknownSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565332HUESO COXAL DE PIGMEO. Location: FACULTAD DE BIOLOGICAS. MADRID. SPANIEN.Figurine Fragment of a Man's Head 306-30 B.C. Ptolemaic Period. Figurine Fragment of a Man's Head. 306-30 B.C.. Pottery. Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, MMA excavationsHandle ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Handle 322828denarius; W ADSY AW III WARNE Czyk (Polish king; 1434-1444); 1434-1444 (1434-00-00-1444-00-00);Wall casing. Dimensions: 4.6 x 5.8 x 2.8. Dynasty: Dynasty 26. Reign: reign of Psamtik I. Date: 664-610 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ax with three digits. Basalt. North Africa, Tilemsi, Neolithic. 18 cm.Theatrical Mask. UnknownHead of a ram ca. 5th-4th century B.C. Achaemenid. Head of a ram 325339Hub with Pin China. Hub with Pin 61199Brick Stamped with the Cone Seal of Pasanesut ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Brick Stamped with the Cone Seal of Pasanesut. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb MMA 2 A, sloping passage, MMA excavations, 1911. Dynasty 18Fragment of an Archaic Kline Monument. UnknownCollection Dutch Heidematschappij. cancer. undatedPoland, Władysław Warneńczyk (1434 1444), Denar, 1434 1444, Town of Krakow Mint of Kraków, W Adys Aw Warne Czyk (King of Poland, 1434 1444)Crown with disks ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Crown with disks 567626Weight: 70 debens ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Weight: 70 debens. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13