Culture or time period
- Old World (Africa, Asia and Europe)533 objects
- Classical Civilizations527 objects
- Egypt511 objects
- Ancient Egyptian497 objects
- American cultures379 objects
- North American cultures379 objects
- North American native cultures366 objects
- California tribes310 objects
- Predynastic Period, Egypt (ca. 5300–3000 BC)267 objects
- Middle to Late Predynastic Period, Egypt (4000–3000 BC)263 objects
- Dynastic Period, Egypt (ca. 3000–343 BC)230 objects
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055–1650 BC)171 objects
- 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC)169 objects
- 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)151 objects
- First Intermediate Period (ca. 2160–2055 BC)151 objects
- 11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC)148 objects
- Northern California tribes147 objects
- Old Kingdom (2686–2160 BC)134 objects
- Central California Tribes128 objects
- 6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC)110 objects