cerita keren So-called "Priest King" statue, Mohenjo-daro, late Mature Harappan period, National Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.

Easter Island's Moai at Rano Raraku

The Parthenon, a former temple (Athens, c. 430 BC). The Victorious Youth, a controversial Greek bronze (Greece, c. 300–100 BC). Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, seats up to 14,000 people (Epidaurus, c. 150 BC).

Iddin-Sin, King of the Simurrum. The Simurrum, a mountain tribe, were vanquished by the armies of the Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2000 BC (detail)

An architectural foundation-nail figurine depicting king Amar-Sin himself carrying the builder's wicker traybasket.^[11] His name translates to 'immortal moon-god'.

The last king of the Ur III dynasty King Ibbi-Sin (c.2028–2004 BC) enthroned, with standing goddess.^[21]

Indian gypsy Banjara

Terracotta of a couple, probably Inanna and Dumuzi, Girsu, Amorite period, 2000-1600 BC. Louvre Museum AO 16676.

"The Worshipper of Larsa", a votive statuette dedicated to the god Amurru for Hammurabi's life, early 2nd millennium BC, Louvre

Amorite man, depicted in the royal palace adjacent to the temple of Medinet Habu, from the reign of Ramesses III, Egypt, c. 1182-1151 BC.

Some of the carnelian beads in this necklace from the Royal Tombs of Ur are thought to have come from the Indus Valley.^[33]

Detail of a Sumerian statuette for "lugal" (king) Lugaldalu of Adab.

Statuette of a man, Early Dynastic Period II, circa 2700 BC, Khafadje. Louvre Museum, reference AO 188886

The "Ram in a Thicket" statue found at the Royal Cemetery of Ur contains traded materials

One fragment of the Stele of the Vultures showing king Eannatum as a military charioteer. Dated to c. 2450 BC. Currently in the Louvre Museum.

Statue of a male figure, recovered from Tell Asmar
Statue of a female figure, recovered from Khafajah
Statue of a kneeling male figure holding a vase, recovered from Tell Agrab
Statue of Ebih-Il, recovered from Mari (ED IIIb)

Stone statue of Kurlil, Early Dynastic III, 2500 BC Tell Al-'Ubaid.

Statue of a bull (ED III)
Vessel stand in the shape of an ibex. Copper-based alloy with nacre and lapis lazuli inlays, created with the lost-wax method (ED III)
Reconstructed headgear of Puabi, found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur (ED III)
Gold objects from the Royal Cemetery at Ur
Animal-shaped pendants of gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian from Eshnunna

Pearl, lapis lazuli, carnelian and silver beads from Tell Agrab (ED I)

Limestone Statue of the Steward Mery, Ancient Egypt 11th Dynasty, First Intermediate Period

Cycladic idol, Parian marble; 1.5 m high (largest known example of Cycladic sculpture. 2800–2300 BC

Female statuette found at Monte d'Accoddi
Female statuettes at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale G.A. Sanna

Baden culture ceramic

So-called "Priest King" statue, Mohenjo-daro, late Mature Harappan period, National Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.

Cartouche name of Hotepsekhemwy in the Abydos King List (cartouche no. 9).

Another depiction of Fuxi and Nüwa

Bust of Melqart at the National Museum of Denmark

Figurine of a breastfeeding woman and baby from Tyre, Iron Age II, National Museum of Beirut

Figurine of a Deity from Tyre, 7th c. BCE, National Museum of Beirut

Figurines of Musicians from Tyre, Iron Age II, National Museum of Beirut

Seated woman with tiara, uncovered at Tyre, 6th c. BCE, Louvre Museum

Bearer of a duck offering uncovered in Tyre area, exhibited at Beirut Airport

Persian style bull protome found in Sidon gives testimony of the Aecheminid rule and influence. Marble, 5th century BC

Head from the figure of a woman, 2700 BC–2300 BC, Keros culture

Harp player from Keros, 2600 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Athens

A 4.5 inch long lapis lazuli dove is studded with gold pegs. Dated 1200 BC from Susa, a city later on shared with the Achaemenids.
Elamite reliefs at Eshkaft-e Salman. The picture of a woman with dignity shows the importance of women in the Elamite era.^[opinion]

A carved chlorite vase decorated with a relief depicting a "two-horned" figure wrestling with serpent goddesses. The Elamite artifact was discovered by Iran's border police in the possession of historical heritage traffickers, en route to Turkey, and was confiscated. Style is determined to be from "Jiroft".^{[citation needed]}

Statue of Napirasu

Golden statuette of a man (probably a king) carrying a goat. Susa, Iran, c.1500–1200 BC (Middle Elamite period)
Âššina, one of the last kings of Elam circa 522 BC was toppled, enchained and killed by Darius the Great. The label over him says: "This is Âššina. He lied, saying "I am king of Elam.""^[41] Elamite soldier in the Achaemenid army circa 470 BCE, Xerxes I tomb relief. Stele of Untash Napirisha, king of Anshan and Susa. Sandstone, ca. 1340–1300 BC. Orant figure, Susa IV, 2700–2340 BC. Silver cup with linear-Elamite inscription on it. Late 3rd millennium BC. National Museum of Iran. Kneeling Bull with Vessel. Kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel, Proto-Elamite period, (3100–2900 BC)^[14] Metropolitan Museum of Art, ref. 66.173
- Standing male worshiper, Mesopotamian, 2750-2600 BC(?)
- Sphinx, c. 530 BC
- Busto de Anicia Iuliana, Roman
- Roman c. 430
- Book Cover with Byzantine Icon of the Crucifixion, before 1085
- Tabernacle of Cherves, c. 1220–1230
- Spanish Processional Cross, late 11th – early 12th century, Asturias
- Khatchkar. Basalt
- Alpan carpet, 1800s
- Scuola di biduino, portale da san leonardo al frigido, vicino massa carrara, c. 1170-80
- Tomb of Ermengol IX of Urgell (died 1243)
- The Crucified Christ, c. 1300, Northern Europe
- Serpent labret with articulated tongue, c. 1300–1521, Aztec
- Attributed to Jean de Touyl (French, died 1349), Reliquary Shrine from the convent of the Poor Clares at Buda
- Attributed to Jean Le Noir or follower, Psalter of Bonne de Luxembourg, 14th-c illuminated manuscript
- Doorway in granite, in oak, France, Limousin, 15th c, Aixe sur Vienne
- Andrea da Giona, Altarpiece with Christ in Majesty, c. 1434
- Schwaben, c. 1489
- Aldobrandini Tazza of the Roman emperor Vitellius, c.1590s
- Neminatha, Akota Bronzes (7th century CE)
- Muisca tunjo on stool, c. 10th-16th century, Lake Guatavita region, Altiplano Cundiboyacense
- Andre-Charles Boulle (November 11, 1642 – February 29, 1732) – Commode
- Interior of the early colonial home of John Wentworth, lieutenant governor of New Hampshire
Selected paintings
- Robert Campin, Triptych with the Annunciation, known as the Mérode Altarpiece, c. 1425–1428
- Jan van Eyck, Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych, c. 1430–40
- Rogier van der Weyden, Polyptych with the Nativity, c. 1450
- Paolo Uccello, Portrait of a Lady, c. 1450, Florence
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565
- Caravaggio, The Musicians, 1595
- El Greco, Opening of the Fifth Seal 1608–1614
- Georges de La Tour, The Fortune Teller, c.1630
- Diego Velázquez, Portrait of Juan de Pareja, 1650
- Rembrandt, Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, 1653
- Johannes Vermeer, Woman with a Lute, 1662
- Francisco Goya, Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, 1777-1778
- Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787
- J.M.W. Turner, The Grand Canal, 1835
- Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836
- Eugène Delacroix, Christ Asleep during the Tempest, 1853
- Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair, 1853–1855
- Édouard Manet, The Dead Christ with Angels, 1864
- Edgar Degas, The Dancing Class, 1872
- Édouard Manet, Boating 1874
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mme. Charpentier and Her Children, 1878
- Jules Bastien-Lepage, Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), 1879
- John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Madame X, 1884
- Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, 1887
- Paul Cézanne, Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress, 1888–90
- Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1890–1892
- Claude Monet, The Four Trees, (Four Poplars on the Banks of the Epte River near Giverny), 1891
- Paul Gauguin, The Midday Nap, 1894
- Winslow Homer, The Gulf Stream, 1899
- Claude Monet, The Houses of Parliament (Effect of Fog), 1903–1904
- Pablo Picasso, l'Acteur (The Actor), 1904–05
- Henri Matisse, The Young Sailor II, 1906
- Henri Rousseau, The Repast of the Lion, c. 1907
- Georges Braque, Still Life with Mandola and Metronome, late 1909
- Pablo Picasso, The Oil Mill (Moulin à huile), 1909
- Pablo Picasso, Still Life with a Bottle of Rum, 1911
- Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation 27, Garden of Love II, 1912 (exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show)
- Arthur Dove, Cow, 1914
- Amedeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne, 1919
  
  Robe à la française 1740s, as seen in one of the exhibits at the Costume Institute.
  
  Tirthankara lord Neminatha from Akota Bronzes, 7th century
  
  Egyptian art
  
  William the Hippopotamus is a mascot of the Met
  
  Mummy, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Benin ivory mask, Iyoba, 16th-century Nigeria

Bronze Chola Statue of Nataraja

The Sleeping Lady of Ħal Saflieni, National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta

Collections

The museum's collections are organised in sections:^[6]

Collections
Section	Rooms	Sample inventories
Prehistoric Collection (Neolithic, Cycladic, Mycenaean)	3-6 and 48^[7]	The Mask of Agamemnon, a gold funeral mask, dated 1550–1500 BC Gold elliptical funeral diadems from Shaft Grave III (Grave Circle A, Mycenae) Mycenean gold cups from Grave IV and V
Sculptures Collection	7-34	The bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon, the Artemision Bronze in room 15 Varvakeios Athena, replica of Athena Parthenos Statue of Asklepius. Roman copy (c.160 AD), from a 4th-century BC Greek original Marble table support adorned by a group including Dionysos, Pan and a Satyr, 170-180 AD Aphrodite,Pan and Eros complex.
Vase and Minor Objects Collection (Including Stathatos and Vlastos-Serpieris collections)	42^[8] and 49-56^[9]	Attic vase depicting Chimera Bronze pitchers
Santorini Collection	48	Fresco from the bronze age at Akrotiri, Santorini The boxing boys fresco is one of many well preserved frescoes from the island of Thera Fresco with landscape in spring time at Akrotiri
Metallurgy Collection	36-39	The Antikythera mechanism (main fragment) in room 38 The philosopher's head from the Antikythera wreck Bronze pitcher
Egyptian and Near Eastern Antiquities Collection	40-41	Egyptian funerary mask Egyptian Necklace Statue
Epigraphical Museum	1, 9 & 11	The oldest attic epigraphy, 8th century BC Boustrophédon, in room 11 Detail of a part of the sacred law of the Acropolis and the Hékatompédon, 485/4 BC Honorific decree, 313–312 BC.

The Antikythera Ephebe

Athena, patron goddess of Athens; (Varvakeion Athena, National Archaeological Museum)

The earliest coinage of Athens, circa 545-525/15 BC

Statue of Andreas Miaoulis

A bust of Pherecydes

Adashino Nembutsuji in Kyoto, Japan stands on a site where Japanese people once abandoned the bodies of the dead without burial

Sign in Balinese and Latin script at a Hindu temple in Bali

Wooden statue of the scribe Kaaper, 5th or 4th dynasty of the Old Kingdom, from Saqqara, c. 2500 BC