Works of Art (14)
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Amphoriskos (flask) in the form of a bird-man, late 5th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (1999.68) |
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Aquamanile in the Form of a Mounted Knight, late 13th century, German; Made in Saxony, Bronze (64.101.1492) |
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Aquamanile: Aristotle Ridden by Phyllis, ca. 1400, Southern Netherlands or Eastern France (Lorraine), Bronze (1975.1.1416) |
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Aryballos in the shape of an eagle's head, late 7th–early 6th century B.C.; Archaic,
Greek; Rhodian,
Terracotta (2006.267) |
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Askos in the form of a deer, ca. 1725–1600 B.C.; Middle Cypriot III; White Painted V Ware, Cypriot; Said to be from Idalion (Potamia), Terracotta (74.51.795) |
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Cup supported by enchained Turk, ca. 1700, German; Frankfurt am Main, Jade (nephrite), aragonate (alabaster), chalcedony, onyx, diamonds, rubies, garnets, silver-gilt, and gold (1975.1.1508) |
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Eucharistic Dove, ca. 1215–1235, French; Made in Limoges, Gilded copper with champlevé enamel (17.190.344) |
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"Gondola" cup with figure personifying a spring, ca. 1620–25; model, ca. 1600–1610,
Probably by Guillaume Dupré (French),
Lead-glazed earthenware (53.225.54)
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Lion Aquamanile, ca. 1400, German; Made in Nuremberg, Latten alloy (1994.244) |
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Pair of vases, ca. 1763, French; Sèvres factory, Soft-paste porcelain (56.80.1a-c,.2a-c) |
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Rhyton in the form of a bull's head, ca. 1450–1400 B.C.; Late Minoan II, Minoan; Greece, Crete, Terracotta (1973.35) |
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Vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy, 3rd–2nd century B.C.,
Cypriot,
Terracotta (74.51.2263) |
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Vase in the shape of a cock, second half of 7th century B.C.,
Etruscan,
Terracotta (24.97.21a) |
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Perfume Burner, dated 1599,
Giuseppe de'Levi (Italian),
Italian (Veronese),
Bronze (41.100.84a,b) |
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Thematic Essays (4)
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