Culture or time period
- New World (the Americas and Oceania)3,378 objects
- South America3,312 objects
- Peruvian sequence3,155 objects
- Late Intermediate Period, ancient Peru (1000-1476 AD)1,073 objects
- Chimú sequence723 objects
- Northern Peruvian coast723 objects
- Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)671 objects
- American cultures632 objects
- Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe)552 objects
- North American cultures541 objects
- Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)538 objects
- North American native cultures498 objects
- Classical Civilizations455 objects
- Nasca NEEDS WORK427 objects
- Ancient Greece386 objects
- Cultures in the Ancient Greek sphere of influence348 objects
- Italic people330 objects
- Etruscan328 objects
- Southwest North American cultures307 objects
- Southwestern Native American304 objects