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Discover the treasures of The Met! The METsky bot brings you stunning public-domain artworks from the Met Museum’s vast collection curated over 151 years—thanks to their open access initiative. New post every 3rd hour. Not affiliated with The Met.
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6th Regiment, Inf. Massachusetts, V.M., from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 1888, by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
Class: Prints
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/722901
6th Regiment, Inf. Massachusetts, V.M., from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Ostrakon, 600
Class: Ceramics
Culture: Coptic
Medium: Pottery fragment with ink inscription
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/474736
Ostrakon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Ostrakon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Piece, 18th century
Class: Textiles-Embroidered
Culture: China
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/69810
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Piece, 18th century
Class: Textiles-Embroidered
Culture: China
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/69810
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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Piece, ca. 1705–1710
Class: Textiles-Woven
Medium: Silk and metal thread
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/222300
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), 6th/5th centuries BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/768623
Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta fragments of kylikes (drinking cups), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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St. Andrews. The Abbey Wall, 1843–47, by Hill and Adamson
Class: Photographs
Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/268389
St. Andrews. The Abbey Wall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Ceramic Fragment, 10th–11th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Celadon
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451567
Ceramic Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Glaive, early 18th century
Class: Shafted Weapons
Culture: Italian, Venice
Medium: Steel, gold, polychromy, wood, textile
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21956
Glaive, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Study for Three Trees, January 12, 1812, by John Crome
Class: Drawings
Medium: Graphite, soft ground etching on the verso
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/363541
Study for Three Trees, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Study for Three Trees, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Hallo aus Halle !
Ich glaube drei ähnliche
Gegenstände aus Porzellan
bei mir im Schrank gefunden zu haben !
Meine Oma sagte mir es seien "Schnapsdrosseln" !
Also Ausgießer auf Schnapsflaschen !
Schönen Sonntag noch !
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Gold earring with head of a bull, 4th–3rd century BCE
Class: Gold and Silver
Culture: Greek
Medium: Gold
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/242879
Gold earring with head of a bull, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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Panel, 17th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Medium: Silk and metal thread
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229850
Panel, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Statuette of a youth, 4th century BCE
Class: Bronzes
Culture: Greek, Cypriot
Medium: Bronze
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244460
Statuette of a youth, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Pitcher, 1830–70
Culture: American
Medium: Parian porcelain
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/5742
Pitcher, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Mummy Mask of a Woman, A.D. 60–70
Medium: Cartonnage, plaster, paint, plant fibers
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547257
Mummy Mask of a Woman, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Mummy Mask of a Woman, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Mummy Mask of a Woman, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Mummy Mask of a Woman, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Sicily, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1890, by Allen & Ginter
Class: Prints
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/407416
Sicily, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Jar in the form of a bird, 1888, by R. W. Martin and Brothers
Class: Ceramics-Pottery
Medium: Glazed stoneware with wood mount
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/239497
Jar in the form of a bird, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Jar in the form of a bird, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Jar in the form of a bird, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Hanukkah lamp, ca. 1830, by Pietro Borrani
Class: Metalwork-Silver
Medium: Silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/889186
Hanukkah lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Hanukkah lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Hanukkah lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Hanukkah lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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Envy (Invidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins", 1558, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving; first state of two
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338705
Envy (Invidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins", Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Unfinished Design for a Bed, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, ca. 1753–62, by Thomas Chippendale
Class: Drawings
Medium: Black ink, gray wash
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/390515
Unfinished Design for a Bed, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Unfinished Design for a Bed, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Stucco Fragment, probably 8th–12th century
Class: Stucco
Medium: Stucco; carved
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/741099
Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Intrusion on Study or The Painter Disturbed, November 30, 1785, by Thomas Rowlandson
Class: Prints
Medium: Etching
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736554
Intrusion on Study or The Painter Disturbed, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Bracelet, 18th century (?)
Class: Metal-Ornaments
Culture: Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group
Medium: Brass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316598
Bracelet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bracelet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Barren Coast and Slight Storm, 1794, by John Glover
Class: Drawings
Medium: Graphite, brush and black and gray wash
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/421657
Barren Coast and Slight Storm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Barren Coast and Slight Storm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM