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550889.txt | Section of panel from a naos
Late Period
522 B.C.?
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 127
The fragment from an openwork shrine panel depicts a goddess spreading her wings in protection of a small kneeling figure of a king. The king sits on a base decorated in the paneled palace-facade motif, and he offers a wed... |
559113.txt | Big Daisy Mold
New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 120
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445248.txt | Textile Fragment with Addorsed Parrots and Griffins
early 13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 454
This fragmentary textile displays a framework of undulating bands filled with a herringbone pattern, creating an overall ogival design. Each compartment encloses pairs of addorsed parrots and griffins, ... |
452734.txt | Gilded Green Bottle
18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 464
Square bottles of this type derive from Dutch and German molded vessels, which would have been imported after the Dutch East India Company established a trade factory in Gujarat in 1618. In the mid-18th century, a succesful glass factory wa... |
37475.txt | Covered Jar with Four Lugs
Thailand (Si Satchanalai)
14th–ca. mid-16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 250
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248537.txt | Terracotta rim of a cup with fern pattern and bands
Minoan
ca. 1800–1700 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
From Knossos, Crete
Part of rim, polychrome, fern pattern in white, and orange band.
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625510.txt | Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb
Third Intermediate Period
ca. 990–970 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 126
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546033.txt | Jar
New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 117
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251066.txt | Carnelian scaraboid seal
Greek, Ionian
ca. 450–400 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Wolf with tail between legs.
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249629.txt | Glass mosaic inlay
Egyptian, Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Semi-opaque turquoise blue ground; decoration in opaque yellow and red, and deep purple appearing black.
Square plaque, with sharp edges and corners; concave, uneven underside.
Symmetrical palmett... |
207220.txt | Snuffbox
Factory
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
British
ca. 1760
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 538
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241275.txt | Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria
Cypriot
late 5th–4th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
The standing female figurine, carrying a hydria on her head, is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flat at the top, and concave from the level of the chest to the broken bott... |
3693.txt | Figured flask
Keene Glass Works
American
1830–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 706
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256709.txt | Glass jug with indented body
Roman
4th–5th century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Translucent honey brown; handle and trails in same color.
Rim folded over and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, flaring slightly at base; sloping shoulder; cylindrical body with slightly convex side, then turned inwa... |
329877.txt | Pataikos Amulet
Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–664 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 130
This elaborate Pataikos amulet depicts a male dwarf with a winged goddess on his back. His bow-shaped and bent legs stand slightly apart. Each foot rests on a small crocodile that faces straight at the viewer whil... |
6933.txt | Salad Plate
Union Porcelain Works
American
1885–87
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
Union Porcelain Works was one of the most important and inventive American porcelain manufacturers in the second-half of the nineteenth century. In addition to their imaginative works designed by the German-born artistic d... |
203046.txt | Wagtail (one of a pair)
Manufactory
Meissen Manufactory
German
Modeler
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner
German
1733
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 533
Porcelain birds have their origins in the princely tradition of maintaining collections of living animals and birds in menageries and aviaries, which were viewed as ... |
446999.txt | Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 462
This carpet, with its pictorial depiction of trees, birds, and animals, is conceived like a textile with a repeat design in which each unit reverses the direction of the preceding one. The ibexes, Chine... |
626019.txt | Costume Armor and Sword in the Classical Style
Helmet includes original paper label of
Hallé
French
ca. 1788–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 376
Pageants in pseudoclassical dress were popular in Europe from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century. An elaborate costume of the kind displayed here may h... |
552046.txt | Uraeus for freize
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
664–30 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 134
When a cobra is threatened, it raises its upper body and inflates its hood. In ancient Egypt the rearing cobra (also called an uraeus) was seen as protection and was also associated with a number of goddesses. Deit... |
713908.txt | Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to
Makron
500–480 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 157
Interior, meander; Exterior, legs and tail of a satyr running to left, wearing an animal skin; leopard, with a frontal face, to left; foot and drapery of a figure to right; start of handle root
... |
1084.txt | Cabinet
Alexander Roux
French
ca. 1866
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
Until the mid-1870s, furniture styles in America were largely influenced by European, particularly French, taste. Style was disseminated by European design books and fashion periodicals; the great international exhibitions, beginning ... |
510.txt | Betty Lamp
1700–1800
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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555729.txt | Canopic jar
Middle Kingdom
ca. 1859–1640 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
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556208.txt | Scarab Inscribed for an Official
Middle Kingdom
ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
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206116.txt | Slop bowl (part of a service)
Factory
Worcester factory
British
Factory director
Dr. Wall Period
ca. 1770
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 722
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19978.txt | Vase
Manufacturer
Grueby Pottery
Designed by
George P. Kendrick
ca. 1898–1909
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 707
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3863.txt | Funnel
American
1785–1820
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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20121.txt | Chocolate Pot
Tiffany & Co.
Designed by
Charles Osborne
1879
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 706
This chocolate pot exemplifies the unprecedented innovation and creativity that characterized Tiffany & Co.'s work during the 1870s and 80s. Under the direction of Edward C. Moore (1827-1891), Tiffany's produced ... |
250350.txt | Fragment of terra sigillata
Roman
ca. 170–220 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 169
Plant forms.
These fragments demonstrate how some producers of Roman fineware pottery in the Rhineland experimented with incised decoration inspired by that found on contemporary glassware.
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551567.txt | Inlay, female face
Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
100 BC–100 AD
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 134
A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectio... |
549328.txt | Foundation Deposit Plaque
New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1153–1147 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 122
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200567.txt | Geneviève-Françoise Randon de Malboissière (1740–1766)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger
French
1768
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 549
This portrait of the talented daughter of the financier Jean-Antoine Randon, sieur de Malboissière, is posthumous. Her garland includes rose laurel, alluding to a character... |
548036.txt | Raised relief fragment
Late Period, Saite
664–610 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 130
see 23.3.468
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231962.txt | Bed valances and side curtains
French
ca. 1700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 531
Stories from Ovid are depicted in the medallions; the secondary scenes represent the fables of Ovid and la Fontaine. In the valence above, Orpheus charms the wild beasts with his music, while to either side an episode from the... |
557116.txt | Scarab Decorated with Scrolls
Second Intermediate Period
ca. 1700–1500 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age, MB IIB-IIC)
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
Scrolls and spirals –whether single or interlocking, or in combination with hieroglyphs or floral motifs– already decorate the earliest types of scarabs and are comm... |
210774.txt | Pietà
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
French
1864
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 552
Carpeaux here demonstrates an enduring admiration for the plangent heroism of Michelangelo, evinced earlier in the famous Ugolino and his Sons, conceived during his study years in Rome, of which the Metropolitan owns the marble fini... |
26550.txt | Collar Plate for a Helmet of Henry III of France (1551–1589)
French, probably Paris
ca. 1570
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 374
This collar plate belongs to a helmet (now in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris) that was made for the future Henry III of France (reigned 1574–89). The grotesque decoration in low relie... |
468494.txt | Andiron
French
late 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 307
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252547.txt | Bronze jockey-type helmet with cheek-guards
Etruscan
late 4th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 170
Jockey-type helmet with an elaborately decorated finial and a diagonal braided pattern along the rim.
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22736.txt | Powder Flask
Joseph Cano
Spanish
ca. 1740–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 375
Cano worked for the Spanish kings Felipe V and Ferdinand VI. He was appointed royal gunsmith in 1749.
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503547.txt | Trompe de Chasse in D
Courtois père
1789–1801
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 680
Hunting horns are natural brass instruments (that is, without valves) and like bugles, sound only the limited sequence of notes in the harmonic series. This hunting horn is of the type called a trompe dauphine, which became the... |
14284.txt | Salt
American
ca. 1830–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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591025.txt | Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb
Third Intermediate Period
ca. 990–970 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 126
See 25.3.19.
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306664.txt | Bernard. Paul, Auguste. 32 ans, né à Crest (Drôme). Employé. Excitation au meurtre, anarchiste. 11/2/94.
Alphonse Bertillon
French
1894
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 851
Born into a distinguished family of scientists and statisticians, Bertillon began his career as a clerk in the Identification Bureau of t... |
437190.txt | The Farrier
Aert van der Neer
Dutch
early or mid-1650s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 615
Van der Neer’s preoccupation with light effects in nature led him to paint dozens of nocturnal views. In this case the warm light of a forge and a bonfire set off the cool glow and reflections of the moon. Recent conse... |
555067.txt | Funerary Cone of Wershu and His Wife Henet
New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 117
See 09.185.1
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254650.txt | Small terracotta jar with four handles
Minoan
ca. 1800–1750 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 151
Handled pot with black and white decoration.
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9396.txt | Vase
Designed by
Louis C. Tiffany
American
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company
American
1893
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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254888.txt | Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Greek, Attic
ca. 510 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
On the shoulder, two warriors in combat
The shape and the glossy black glaze contribute decisively to the elegance and power of the hydria. The combat on the shoulder, probably deliberately anonymous, evokes a ... |
256047.txt | Bronze necklace spiral
Italic, Villanovan
9th–8th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Openwork spiral with three concentric circles linked at 4 points and flat on underside.
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548750.txt | Bead Cap for a Menat Necklace
New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1525 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 117
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559885.txt | Scarab Inscribed with the Name of the God Amun-Re
New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 116
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251728.txt | Lead wreath
Greek, Laconian
6th–5th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to th... |
206670.txt | Corpus from a Crucifix
Manufactory
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
German
Modeler
Franz Anton Bustelli
Swiss
ca. 1755
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 533
While Franz Anton Bustelli (Swiss, d. 1763) is best known for the commedia dell’arte figures he produced at the Nymphenburg factory (see 1974.356.802), h... |
548988.txt | Sheet, linen mark, fine spin, medium weave
New Kingdom
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 116
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10784.txt | Mrs. John Adams Conant
William Dunlap
American
1829
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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558557.txt | Shabti of Psusennes I
Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1040–992 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 130
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10948.txt | Self-portrait
Thomas Gimbrede
American, born France
ca. 1805
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 754
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559891.txt | Scarab Inscribed with the Name of the God Amun-Re
New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 116
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10790.txt | In the Woods
Asher Brown Durand
American
1855
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 759
This monumental painting departs from the pastoral treatment of Durand’s earlier works to celebrate the shadowy solitude of the deep woods. Living and dead trees rise from the fertile decay of the forest floor. In the summer of... |
243338.txt | Gold earring with ring and hook
Roman
2nd–3rd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Delta-shaped earrings have the free end of the hook-and-eye fastening prolonged beyond the eye into a long free hook.
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834010.txt | Caster (one of a set of three)
Lewis Mettayer
British
1714/15
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 509
Used for serving sugar, dry mustard, and pepper, sets of three casters were standard components of an eighteenth-century silver table setting. Like the dessert dishes above, this set was part of the large servic... |
254644.txt | Fragmentary neck-amphora (jar)
Greek, Protoattic
ca. 675 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
On the neck, two birds of prey, probably eagles
The decoration may be by the Polyphemos Painter, best known for the impressive depiction in Eleusis of the blinding of Polyphemos by Odysseus. The motifs on the New... |
555073.txt | Funerary Cone of Djehutymose
New Kingdom
ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 117
This funerary cone has the impression of two seals inscribed for a man named Djehutimose who was a chief wab priest of Amun. For two cones with the same impression, see 15.2.41 and 13.180.71.
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449328.txt | Stone Oil Lamp
9th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 452
This stone lamp’s design accommodated several wicks, and its curved handle made it easier to carry.
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244457.txt | Bronze statuette of Athena
Roman
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Weight on right leg; right arm raised holding a spear; wearing an Ionic chiton with aegis and helmet.
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545260.txt | Scarab of an Official
Middle Kingdom
ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
Administrative changes during Dynasty 12 lead to an increase in bureaucracy and, subsequently, in the production and use of seals. This is reflected in the beginning of the mass production of scarabs, the most popular... |
252235.txt | Agate flattened cylinder seal
Minoan
ca. 1750–1450 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
Two fish.
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553402.txt | Scarab Inscribed with the Names of Amun-Re and Neith
New Kingdom
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 130
This scarab dates to the late New Kingdom’s Ramesside Period (Dynasty 19-20, ca. 1295-1070 B.C.) based on its morphology. The upper part of the scarab’s base is inscribed with the name of t... |
245749.txt | Glass alabastron (perfume bottle)
Eastern Mediterranean or Italian
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 158
Translucent cobalt blue, with handles in same color; trails in opaque yellow, opaque white, and opaque turquoise blue.
Broad horizontal rim-disk; cylindrical neck, tapering up... |
590449.txt | Document Sealing with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III
New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 120
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468480.txt | Standing Apostle
German
1440–50
On view at The Met Cloisters in
Gallery 16
This figure appears to have been made in a workshop in Westphalia that was influenced by sculptors from the Netherlands. Most alabaster statuettes of this date were grouped in large altarpieces.
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469946.txt | Roundel with Allegorical Scene of Book Burning
North Netherlandish
ca. 1520–30
On view at The Met Cloisters in
Gallery 10
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252553.txt | Marble statuette of a girl
Greek
3rd century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 158
A little girl holding a pet in her apron.
The child wears a peplos with a long overfold and over it a sleeveless chiton that has slipped off her left shoulder. She has gathered up the front portion to carry a small animal, ... |
242998.txt | Gold lion's head bracelet with copper-alloy core
Greek, Cypriot
ca. 450–400 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 156
Bangle bracelets with animal-head finials.
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713934.txt | Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Attributed to
Makron
500–480 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 157
Interior, nose, mouth, neck, and part of upper torso of a bearded symposiast wearing a himation, reclining on a pillow, holding a kylix in his right hand; Exterior, left foot of a male to right
... |
306670.txt | Bertout. Marie, Ismérie. 41 ans, née à Reims. Marchande de vins. Pas de motif. 26/2/94.
Alphonse Bertillon
French
1894
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 851
Born into a distinguished family of scientists and statisticians, Bertillon began his career as a clerk in the Identification Bureau of the Paris Prefectu... |
591031.txt | Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb
Third Intermediate Period
ca. 990–970 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 126
See 25.3.19.
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202364.txt | Cane handle
probably German, Rhenish
probably second half 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 533
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503553.txt | Valve Trumpet
Elbridge G. Wright
American
ca. 1845
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 680
This trumpet can be set up in C, B-flat, A, or G. The model was developed around 1825-30 in Germany, and Wright's instrument is one of the last specimens built. It is equipped with Vienna valves of the Mainz type, operated... |
555715.txt | Figurine of a Dog
Middle Kingdom
ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
Already in the Early Dynastic Period, Egyptians deposited faience figurines of wild animals in temple precincts. These figurines were reintroduced in the 12th Dynasty, but as a component of burial equipment and with new s... |
856695.txt | Ewer (one of a pair)
Style of
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
French
early 19th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 553
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3877.txt | Chandelier
Probably designed by
Henry N. Hooper and Company
American
Attributed to
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company
American
ca. 1850
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 739
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247638.txt | Terracotta one-handled cup
Minoan
ca. 1400–1200 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
One-handled, no decoration.
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37449.txt | Footed Jar
Vietnam
11th–12th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 250
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551573.txt | Plaque, female face
Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period
100 BC–100 AD
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 134
A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then secti... |
200573.txt | Pair of vases
Chinese with French mounts
mounts ca. 1760–70, porcelain early 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 527
Chinese porcelain vases decorated with a celadon glaze enjoyed great popularity among French art collectors of the eighteenth century. Frequently they were fitted in France with gilt-... |
231976.txt | Folding stool (pliant) (one of a pair)
French, Paris
ca. 1735–39
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 525
Stools played an important role in the hierarchical seating arrangements of the French court, which followed a strict and complex protocol. Depending on the rank of the company–which would include members of ... |
249615.txt | Glass mosaic inlay
Roman
late 1st century BCE–1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 166
Translucent cobalt blue ground; decoration in opaque white, yellow, red, and greyish green.
Plaque comprising two squarish sections attached along one straight side and the outward sides rounded.
On each section ... |
557102.txt | Scarab
Second Intermediate Period
ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 109
This scarab dates to the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1640–1550 B.C.). The most characteristic element in the underside’s decoration is the decorative vertical panels on the sides. These motifs, also known as ‘Hyksos ... |
256735.txt | Glass cup with splayed foot
Roman
2nd half of 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 168
Translucent blue green.
Outsplayed tubular rim, folded over and in; tall curving neck, tapering downwards; thick projecting shoulder; squat, globular body; applied conical foot, formed from a separate gather, wit... |
188797.txt | Known as "The Book Cover", enlargement of a plaquette-medal for the Societé des Amis des Livres
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
French
before 1903
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 556
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197338.txt | Staircase from Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire
Attributed to
Edward Pearce
ca. 1677–80
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 509
The exuberant carving of this magnificent staircase is attributed to the English master Edward Pearce, but it is similar to the work of Grinling Gibbons, who, like many other influential ... |
560221.txt | Scarabs
New Kingdom
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 116
This scarab was found with twenty-three other scarabs and seal-amulets in the coffin of a young woman who was buried in Hatnefer's tomb (see 36.3.1 and 36.3 26). The base is inscribed with a decorative pattern that includes a nefer hi... |
3320.txt | Dish
British
1750–75
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
Creamware, so-called for its cream-colored body, is a refined earthenware with a lead-based glaze that was developed in Staffordshire, England around 1750. Due to its light color and glossy glaze, it was ideal for dinnerware. Economically affordable to... |
848124.txt | Sketch of an Allegory of the Abolition of Slavery
Anonymous, French School, 19th Century
French
ca. 1848
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 552
A semi-naked and emaciated Black man casts an imploring gaze upward at a triumphally posed female figure who has broken the chains of bondage beneath her foot. Flowing ... |
5989.txt | Plate
Dutch
1700–1800
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 774
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472157.txt | The Baptism of Christ
Austrian
ca. 1390
On view at The Met Cloisters in
Gallery 09
Seven scenes from the private chapel of the Ebreichsdorf castle are installed in the Gothic Chapel at The Cloisters. Representing episodes from the life of Christ—the Annunciation, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation in the Temple, Bapti... |
248084.txt | Bronze stand
Roman
1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in
Gallery 171
A circular disk, set in a rim which rests on three legs. The legs terminate in paws and continue above into arabesque patterns in the spaces between the legs.
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