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All the works of art linked to the globe in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum. These works are
also listed below.
North America, Mesoamerica, and Central
America
Harpoon Counterweight
Standing Figure
Tripod Vessel
Howling Canine
“Smiling Figure”
Tripod Bird Bowl
Double-Chambered Vessel
Censer with Seated Figure
Seated Figure
Costumed Figure
Vessel with Mythological Scene
Double-Eagle Pendant
Bird Pendant
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant
Frog Pendant
Stylized Figure Pendant
Europe and Byzantium
Belt Buckle
Square-Headed Brooch
Wing Fibula
Portrait Bust of a Woman
Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons Sarcophagus
Portrait Head of Emperor Constantine I
Disk Brooch with Cameo and Cabochons
Steelyard Weight and Hook
Bust of a Lady of Rank
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with a Personification
of Ktisis
Silver Plate with David and Goliath
Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, and
South Asia
Woman Wearing a Tunic
Storage Jar
Anklet
The “Antioch Chalice”
Gravestone with a Funerary Banquet
The Attarouthi Treasure
Brooch in the Form of a Stag
Caftan
Door Lintel with Lion-Griffins and Vase with
Lotus Leaf
Head of a King, Probably Shapur II
Plate with King Hunting Rams
Ewer
Votive Panels
Model of a Stupa
Seated Warrior with a Bow
Linga with One Face
Stem Cup
Standing Buddha
Krishna Battling the Horse Demon Keshi
Buddha
Seated Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva
of Infinite Compassion
East Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia,
and Oceania
Covered Jar
Central Watchtower
Funerary Urn
Maitreya Altarpiece
Night-Shining White
Woman on Horseback
Bird-Shaped Vessel
Pair of Earrings
Double-Handled Vessel
Pensive Bodhisattva
Bell
Bust of a Warrior
Drum Model with Four Frogs
Standing Four-Armed Vishnu
Standing Buddha
Echidna Figure
Explore these and many ofher works of art on the
Timeline of Art History