- Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe)14,402 objects
- Classical Civilizations14,397 objects
- Egypt13,224 objects
- Ancient Egyptian12,855 objects
- Dynastic Period, Egypt (ca. 3000–343 BC)8,925 objects
- Predynastic Period, Egypt (ca. 5300–3000 BC)3,901 objects
- Middle to Late Predynastic Period, Egypt (4000–3000 BC)3,882 objects
- Old Kingdom (2686–2160 BC)3,803 objects
- New Kingdom of Egypt (1550–1069 BC)3,549 objects
- Ramessid Period (1295–1069 BC)3,364 objects
- 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC)3,078 objects
- 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC)3,050 objects
- Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (ca. 3000–2686 BC)2,584 objects
- 2nd Dynasty of Egypt (2890–2686 BC)2,363 objects
- 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC)2,041 objects
- 3rd Dynasty of Egypt (2686–2125 BC)1,839 objects
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055–1650 BC)1,829 objects
- First Intermediate Period (ca. 2160–2055 BC)1,771 objects
- 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)1,770 objects
- 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC)1,759 objects