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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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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 29m
Animal Head Ornament, before 16th century
Class: Shell-Ornaments
Culture: Mexican
Medium: Shell
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313083
Animal Head Ornament, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3h
Serpent in C, ca. 1840, by Thomas Key
Class: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Culture: British
Medium: Wood, leather, fabric, brass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/502206
Serpent in C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Serpent in C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Serpent in C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Serpent in C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 5h
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), 460–450 BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/718656
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 9h
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), late 6th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/749935
Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 12h
Bonnet, ca. 1870
Culture: British
Medium: silk, feathers, cotton, linen
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156990
Bonnet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bonnet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 15h
Actress standing with arms above head, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., 1889, by William S. Kimball & Company
Class: Photographs
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/715855
Actress standing with arms above head, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 18h
Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, late 18th century
Class: Ceramics
Culture: China
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/48438
Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 21h
Double Capital, 1450–1500
Class: Sculpture-Architectural
Culture: French
Medium: St. Béat marble
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/473462
Double Capital, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Double Capital, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Double Capital, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Double Capital, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Fragment, early 19th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/212914
Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Piece, 18th–19th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/67238
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Femme de Canton, 1870s, by Raimund von Stillfried
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/288519
Femme de Canton, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Hobnail Cruet, after 1886, by Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
Culture: American
Medium: Pressed cranberry, opalescent and colorless glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/2755
Hobnail Cruet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Piece, 18th–19th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/66680
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Stucco Fragment, probably 8th–12th century
Class: Stucco
Medium: Stucco; carved
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742132
Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Covered Cup, ca. 1500
Class: Metalwork-Copper
Culture: German
Medium: Copper-gilt, maple wood, champleve enamel
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464343
Covered Cup, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Covered Cup, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Covered Cup, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Covered Cup, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Vase (part of a garniture), ca. 1780–90, by Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory
Class: Ceramics-Porcelain
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/187856
Vase (part of a garniture), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Vase (part of a garniture), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Vase (part of a garniture), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Card Number 27, Nellie Harding, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes, 1880s, by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/647881
Card Number 27, Nellie Harding, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Lamp, 2nd–6th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/444794
Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Valencia Distributing Alms to the Poor, ca. 1620–45, by Pedro Orrente
Class: Drawings
Medium: Brush and red wash over black chalk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336202
Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Valencia Distributing Alms to the Poor, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Border, early 18th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace, Milanese lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/222767
Border, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
Rosary Terminal Bead with the Virgin and Child, Saint Barbara, and Saint Catherine, 15th century
Class: Ivories-Elephant
Culture: French (?)
Medium: Elephant ivory
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/463674
Rosary Terminal Bead with the Virgin and Child, Saint Barbara, and Saint Catherine, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Rosary Terminal Bead with the Virgin and Child, Saint Barbara, and Saint Catherine, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Rosary Terminal Bead with the Virgin and Child, Saint Barbara, and Saint Catherine, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Rosary Terminal Bead with the Virgin and Child, Saint Barbara, and Saint Catherine, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
Isis and Horus, 664–30 B.C.
Medium: Cupreous metal
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/570694
Isis and Horus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Isis and Horus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Isis and Horus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Isis and Horus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
An Antiquarian, October 23, 1789, by Frederick George Byron
Class: Prints
Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/354227
An Antiquarian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
Earring, ca. 1400–1295 B.C.
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548632
Earring, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Earring, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
Fragment, ca. 1150–ca. 1250
Class: Glass-Vessels
Culture: European or Middle Eastern
Medium: Glass, ceramic
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/696630
Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY