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"Masterpieces of the Museum Island, Berlin -Visions of the Divine in the Sanctuary of Art" Object List

I. Prehistoric Art

Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Berlin Gold Hat 10th-8th century BC South Germany  

II. Egyptian Art
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Goddess Isis with her Son Horus Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC Thebes West  
God Osiris Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Lion-Headed God Horus Late Period, Dynasty 27, ca. 500 BC Leontopolis (?)  
Goddess Isis with her Son Horus Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
God Amun Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Goddess Neith Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Goddess Sekhmet New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1370 BC Thebes  
Mythological Papyrus: Book of Prayers to the Sun God Re New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, ca. 1100 BC Thebes (?)  
Head of an Ibex New Kingdom, Dynasty 19/20, ca. 1300-1100 BC Tell Basta (Bubastis) (?)  
Cat Late Period, Dynasty 27, ca. 500 BC Tell Basta (Bubastis) (?)  
Apis Bull Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Ibis Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Oxyrhynchos-Fish Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC    
Baboon ca. 3100 BC    
Ram New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1375 BC Amen Temple, Napata, Sudan  
God Anubis Late Period, Dynasty 25/26, ca. 700-600 BC    
Goddess Hathor Late Period, Dynasty 25/26, ca. 700-600 BC    
Goddess Bastet Late Period, Dynasty 25/26, ca. 700-600 BC    
King Amenemhat III Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1840-1800 BC Memphis  
Sphinx of Shepenupet II Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 660 BC Karnak Temple, Thebes  
Deified Queen New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1250 BC    
Temple Relief: Gods Presenting Bound Enemies Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2400 BC Memphis/Abusir  
Stela of Amenemhat New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1450 BC Thebes  
Stela of Ramesses VII New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, ca. 1140 BC Osiris Temple, Abydos  
Tomb-Stela of Upuautmose New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1320 BC Memphis  
Temple Relief: Osorkon II Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, ca. 850 BC Tell Basta (Bubastis)  
Altar Relief: Sun God Aten and Akhenaten’s Family New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Amarna Period, ca. 1345 BC    
Head of Queen Nefertiti or a Princess New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Amarna Period, ca. 1350 BC Tell el Amarna, house P 47-2  
Head of Queen Tiyi New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1360 BC    
Coffin of Paiestenef Late Period, Dynasty 26, ca. 600 BC Thebes West  
Mummy-Mask of Tasheritenhor Ptolemaic Period, 3rd/2nd centuries BC    
Mummy-Mask of Pasyg Early 1st century Meir (Middle Egypt)  

III. Near Eastern Art
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Head of a Sumerian ca. 2140 BC Mesopotamia (Iraq)  
Praying Man ca. 2400 BC Ashur, Iraq  
Altar of Tukulti-Ninurta I ca. 1230 BC Ashur, Iraq  
Kudurru Stela of Marduk-apla-iddina II 715 BC Probably Babylon, Iraq  
Glazed Brick Wall: Striding Lion ca. 575 BC Babylon, Iraq  
Head of a Votive Statue ca. 1950 BC Probably Babylon, Iraq  
King Ur-ningirsu ca. 2124-2119 BC Probably Lagash (Tello), Iraq  
Foundation Statuette of a God ca. 2140 BC Mesopotamia (Iraq)  
Palace Relief: Ashur-nasirpal II and a Genius 9th century BC Kalhu (Nimrud), Iraq  
Relief: King Kilamuwa of Sam'al ca. 850 BC Sam'al (Zincirli), Turkey  
Orthostat Relief: Bird-Headed Genius ca. 950 BC Sam'al (Zincirli), Turkey  
Relief: God Ashur Standing on a Mythical Creature ca. 650 BC Ashur, Iraq  
Head of a Bull Early Dynastic III, ca. 2550-2250 BC Mesopotamia (Iraq)  
Griffin ca. 750 BC Rusahinili (Toprakkale), Turkey  
Goddess Standing on a Lion Second Millennium BC    
Votive Cylinder Seal Depicting the Storm God Adad 9th century BC Amran, Babylon, Iraq  
Cask-Shaped Clay Cylinder of King Ashur-banipal 7th century BC Inner city wall, Babylon, Iraq  

IV. Greek and Roman Art
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Aphrodite from Tarquinia ca. 420-400 BC Tarquinia, Italy  
Poseidon ca. 160 BC Pergamon, Turkey  
Venus Marina (Roman Copy) 1st century Near Florence, Italy  
Mask of the River God Acheloos ca. 470 BC Marathon, Greece  
Votive Relief Dedicated to Hermes ca. 400 BC Quirinal hill, Rome, Italy  
Votive Relief Dedicated to Kybele ca. 380-370 BC Said to be found in Pireus, Greece  
Votive Relief of an Assembly of Gods ca. 380-370 BC Megara, Greece  
Votive Relief Dedicated to Mithras 2nd century    
Beautiful Head of Pergamon 2nd quarter of 2nd century BC Pergamon, Turkey  
Head of Cleopatra VII ca. 40 BC    
Bust of Emperor Caracalla 212-217 Said to be found in Rome, Italy  
Antinous Early 2nd century    
Jupiter Capitolinus 1st century Near Antium, Italy  
Vulcanus 1st century    
Fortuna Panthea 2nd century Possibly from Syria  
Silver Plate with Emblem of Minerva (Treasure of Hildesheim) End of 1st century BC Near Hildesheim, Germany  
Attic Neck-Amphora: Heracles and Amazons / Theseus and Minotaur ca. 530 BC Vulci, Italy  
Attic Neck-Amphora: Heracles and the Erymantic Boar / Heracles and Amazons 520-510 BC Vulci, Italy  
Attic Kylix: Selene ca. 450 BC Vulci, Italy  
Attic Skyphos: Odysseus Killing the Suitors ca. 440 BC Tarquinia, Italy  
Attic Kalpis: Theseus, Ariadne, Athena and Dionysos ca. 475 BC Vulci, Italy  
Apulian Volute Krater: Gigantomachia 350-325 BC    

V. Islamic Art
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Koran Pages: Surah I “The Opening" ca. 1550-1570 Shiraz, Iran  
Koran Stand Mid 13th century Konya, Turkey  
Washing Equipment: Jug ca. 1250-1270 Mosul, Iraq  
Washing Equipment: Basin ca. 1250-1270 Mosul, Iraq  
Prayer Carpet Late 16th century Cairo, Egypt  
Miniature: Emperor Jahangir in Prayer ca. 1615 North India  
Calligraphy: Confession of Faith ca. 1600 Probably India  
Miniature: King Hormuzd and his Son Prince Khusraw 1420 Shiraz, Iran  

VI. Numismatic Collection
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great 332-323 BC    
24 Litren Coin of Hieronymos of Syracuse 215-214 BC    
Stater of Knossos ca. 350-325 BC    
Tetradrachm of Tenedos Early 4th century BC    
Tetradrachm of Athens 449-404 BC    
Tetradrachm of Athens 449-404 BC    
Stater of Poseidonia ca. 525 BC    
Didrachm of King Pyrrhos 280-277 BC    
Stater of Metapont 330-290 BC    
Stater of Metapont 340-330 BC    
Tetradrachm of Catania ca. 410 BC    
Stater of the Amphictyony of Delphi (Phocis) 336-334 BC    
Tetradrachm of Selinunt ca. 450 BC    
Stater of Ephesus 394-295 BC    
Tetradrachm of Naxos ca. 460 BC    
1/3-Stater of Naxos ca. 530 BC    
Tetradrachm of Ainos 469-467 BC    
Didrachm of Pheneos 360-340 BC    
Drachm of Corinth 4th century BC    
Stater of Sikyon ca. 350 BC    
Gold Stater of Pantikapaion ca. 320 BC    
Stater of Megalopolis 370-363 BC    
Medallion of Constantius II 337-361    
Medallion of Emperor Theodosius 379-395    
Denarius of Emperor Charlemagne 800 (coronation)    
Denarius of Lothar I 840-855    
Brakteat (Pfennig) Depicting the Martyr St. Stephen ca. 1160    
Solidus (Nomisma Histamenon) of Basileios II with His Brother Constantinos VIII 976-1025    
Ducat of Doge Johannes Dandulo 1280-1289    
Saluto d’Oro (Carlino) of King Charles d?Anjou 1266-1285    
Mouton d’Or (Agnus Dei) of Count Ludwig II 1346-1384    
Medallion of the Holy Trinity 1544    
Award-Medallion of the Organization of the Furtherance of Trade in Prussia 1823 (Struck 1913)    
Prussia, Great Award-Medallion of Art 1840-1861    

VII. Byzantine Art
Title Year of production Place of excavation / production notes
Tombstone: Nursing Mother 4/5th century Said to be found in Medinat al-Fayum (Arsione), Egypt  
Relief: Christ on Horseback Accompanied by Two Angels 6/7th century Said to be from the monastery of Amba Shenute near Sohag, Egypt  
Beam Head: Prophet Daniel among the Lions 6/7th century Said to be from Bawit (monastery of Apollo?), Egypt  
Fragment of a Tomb Relief: Eagle and Building 7/8th century Said to be found in Luxor, Egypt  

VIII. Medieval European Sculpture
Title Artist Year of production notes
Crucifixion   Saxony, ca. 1150  
Seated Figure of St. Crispinian   France, ca. 1420  
St. Agnes   Utrecht (Netherlands), ca. 1490  
Apostle Matthew Tilman Riemenschneider Wurzburg (Germany), ca. 1500-1505  
Relief: Virgin and Child in Wreath of Angels Gregorio di Lorenzo ca. 1465-1470  
Relief: Entombment of Christ Niccolo di Giovanni Fiorentino ca. 1460-1470  
Relief: Antony and Cleopatra Giammaria Mosca 1520-1530  
Relief: Mars, Venus and Amor (Bronze copy) Original by Antonio Lombardi, marble, ca1500    

IX. Old Masters
Title Artist Year of production notes
Venus Sandro Botticelli ca. 1485  
Madonna and Christ Child Enthroned, with the Saints Bartholomew and Zeno and Three Music Making Angels Girolamo dai Libri ca. 1510  
Saint Sebastian Lorenzo Lotto 1531  
Saint Christopher Lorenzo Lotto 1531  
Virgin with Child (the ‘Madonna Colonna') Raffaello Sanzio ca. 1508  
Venus and Amor Georg Pencz ca. 1528-1529  
The Triumph of Venus Johann Heinrich Schonfeld ca. 1640-1645  
Jacob’s Fight with the Angel Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn ca. 1660  
Nurture of Jupiter Nicolas Poussin ca. 1639-1640  
The Toilet of Venus Attributed to Simon Vouet ca. 1626-1627  
Bacchus and Ariadne Jean-Francois de Troy 1717  
Venus and Cupid Francois Boucher 1742  
Portrait of Prince Henry Lubomirski as the Genius of Fame Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun 1789  
Meleager and Atalante Jan de Bray Date unknown  

X. European Modern Art
Title Artist Year of production notes
Gothic Church on a Rock Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1815  
View from the Mountain to an Italian City Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1817  
Arch in the Rock Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1818  
View to the Heyday of Greece Karl Friedrich Schinkel (Copy by Wilhelm Ahlborn) 1825 (1836)  
Pilgrim at the Rocky Valley Carl Gustav Carus ca. 1820  
Woman at the Window Caspar David Friedrich 1822  
The Solitary Tree Caspar David Friedrich 1822  
Moonrise at the Sea Caspar David Friedrich 1822  
Schinkel at Naples Franz Ludwig Catel 1824  
Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle Arnold Boklin 1872  
Tritons and Naiads Max Klinger 1883-1884  
Ball-Dinner Adolph Menzel 1878  
Emperor Friedrich as Crown Prince at the Court Ball 1878 Anton von Werner 1895  
Draft of Goethe-Schiller Memorial Christian Daniel Rauch 1849  
Bust of Alexander von Humboldt Christian Daniel Rauch 1851  
Statuette of Wilhelm von Humboldt Friedrich Drake 1834  
Wilhelm von Bode Max Liebermann 1904  
Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche Curt Stoeving 1894  
In the Conservatory Edouard Manet 1878-1879  
Perspective View from Staircase Hall in the Old Museum Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1829  
View of the Interior of the Rotunda of the Old Museum Engraving by Johann Friedrich Jugel
after Karl Friedrich Schinkel		 1858  
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