Works of Art (386)
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Aegis of Sekhmet or Bastet, Third Intermediate Period and later (ca. 1070–332 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (10.130.2055) |
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Allegory of the Planets and Continents, sketch, 1752, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (1977.1.3) |
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Amitabha Triad, Koryô dynasty, ca. 13th century, Unidentified artist, Korea, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (30.76.298) |
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Amorini Celebrate the Rape of Proserpina, 1805–12, Francesco Rosaspina (Italian), after an oil painting by Francesco Albani (Italian), Engraving and etching (45.78.123) |
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Amphora, ca. 530 B.C.; Archaic; red-figure, Signed by Andokides, as potter; Attributed to the Andokides Painter (red-figure decoration); Attributed to Psiax (black-figure decoration), Greek, Attic, Terracotta (63.11.6) |
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Annibale Carracci Introduces Painting to Apollo and Minerva, Pietro Aquila (Italian), after a drawing by Carlo Maratta (Italian), Etching (51.501.2593) |
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Anubis, Dynasty 26–30 (ca. 688–332 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (04.2.151) |
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Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1538–40, Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Medulich or Meldolla) (Italian, Venetian), Etching (26.70.3[195]) |
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Apollo and Diana, ca. 1500–1505, Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian), Engraving (20.92.2) |
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Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, 1784, Raphael Morghen (Italian, Neapolitan), after Anton Raphael Mengs (German), Engraving and etching (28.22.36) |
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Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus, ca. 1514–20, Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian), after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Marchigian), Engraving (17.37.150) |
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Apollo Belvedere,ca. 1530–34, Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian), Engraving (49.97.114) |
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Apollo Slays the Python and Quarrels with Cupid: From the series The Story of Apollo and Daphne, mid-16th century, Master of the Die, after Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Sienese), Engraving (49.97.323) |
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Apollo, 1588, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Engraving (51.501.3) |
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Apollo, ca. 1595–97, Adriaen de Vries (Netherlandish), Bronze (41.190.534) |
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Apollo, Marsyas, and the Judgment of Midas, 1582, Melchior Meier (German, active Tuscany), Engraving (41.1.210) |
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Apollo, Pan, and a Putto Blowing a Horn, 1560s, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantuan), after Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, Bolognese), Engraving (49.95.161) |
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Apollo, Pegasus, and the Hippocrene Spring, mid-16th century, Angiolo Falconetto (Italian), after Giulio Romano (Italian, Roman, ca. 1499–1546), Etching (49.95.286) |
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Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy, sketch for a ceiling painting, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (1980.363) |
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Ardhanarishvara (Composite of Shiva and Parvati), Pre-Angkor period, 7th–8th century,
Cambodia,
Bronze (1993.387.4) |
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Armorial Plate (Tondino), ca. 1520–25 (or 1519?), Nicolò da Urbino (probably Nicola di Bagriele Sbarage) (Italian), Majolica (1975.1.1019) |
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Aryballos, ca. 570 B.C.; black-figure, Greek, Attic, Signed by Nearchos as potter, Terracotta (26.49) |
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Aureus of Septimius Severus, with a portrait of Julia Domna, ca. 193–96 A.D.; Severan, Roman, Gold (99.35.218) |
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Autumn, ca. 1594, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Pen and brown ink, red-brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white (61.25.2) |
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Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, 1470s,
Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Paduan),
Engraving and drypoint (1986.1159) |
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Bell krater depicting the return of Persephone, ca. 440 B.C.; Red-figure, Attributed to the Persephone Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (28.57.23) |
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Belt buckle, ca. 1868, California Jewelry Company, manufacturer; William Cummings, patentee, American
Gold, champlevé enamel (2000.571) |
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Bes image, Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1070–712 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (26.7.878) |
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Birth of Cupid, Master of Flora (Italian, Fontainebleau), Oil on wood (41.48) |
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Birth of the Buddha, Kushan period, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, probably Takht-i-Bahi), Stone (1987.417.1) |
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The Birth of Venus, 1875,
Alexandre Cabanel (French9),
Oil on canvas (94.24.1) |
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Black Thanka with Goddess Lha Mo, late 16th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth (1983.510.1) |
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The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease, Angkor period, late 10th–early 11th century,
Cambodia,
Copper alloy, silver inlay (1992.336) |
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Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Tikshna-Manjushri), Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–1424), China, Gilt brass (2001.59) |
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Bodhisattva Padmapani, Transitional period, 10th–11th century,
Nepal,
Copper alloy with gilding and semiprecious stones (1982.220.2)
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Bowl, 6th–9th century,
Peru; Wari,
Ceramic (1979.206.385) |
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Box mirror with the head of Pan, late 4th century B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek, Bronze (25.78.44a-d) |
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Box with Sleeping Eros, 300s, Roman or Byzantine; Said to have been found in Tartus, Syria, Silver (47.100.33) |
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Bracteate, 5th–6th century, Scandinavian, Gold (2001.583) |
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Brahma (Pômch’ôn), Chosôn dynasty, Unidentified artist, Korean, Hanging scroll, ink and color on hemp (21.57) |
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Bridal Chamber of Herse, Tapestry, ca. 1550, Workshop of Willem de Pannemaker (Flemish), Made/manufactured: Brussels, Southern Netherlands, Wool, silk, silver (41.190.135) |
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Bronze hydria (water jar), 4th century B.C.; Classical,
Greek, Bronze (44.11.9) |
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Buddha Amitayus attended by bodhisattvas, 11th century, Tibet, Distemper on cloth (1989.284) |
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Buddha Amoghasiddhi with Eight Bodhisattvas, ca. 1200–1250,
Tibet (Central regions),
Distemper on cloth (1991.74) |
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Buddha sheltered by a naga, Angkor period, 12th century, Cambodia, Bronze (1987.424.19ab) |
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Buddha, Gupta period, second half of 6th century, India (probably Bihar), Bronze (69.222) |
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Buddha, probably Vairochana (Piluzhena), Liao dynasty, early 11th century,
China,
Gilt bronze (2006.284) |
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Buddha's Descent from the Trayastrimsha Heaven, Ikshvaku period, second half of 3rd century, India, Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda, Limestone (28.31) |
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Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. 3rd century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) Gray schist (1980.527.4) |
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Buddhist Guardian Mahabala, Eastern Javanese period, 11th century, Indonesia (Java), Bronze (1995.570.4) |
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Buddhist Guardian: Chandamaharoshana, 15th century, Nepal, Distemper and gold on cloth (1994.452) |
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Buddhist Sage, dated 1928, Wang Zhen (Chinese), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper (1986.267.156) |
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Bust of Hevajra, Angkor period, Khmer style of the Bayon, late 12th–early 13th century, Cambodia, Stone (36.96.4) |
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Bust of Serapis, 2nd century A.D.; Mid-Imperial,
Roman; said to be from Egypt,
Silver (1991.127) |
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Calyx-krater (vessel for mixing wine and water) depicting Herakles, Theseus, and Perithous in Hades, ca. 450–440 B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Nekyia Painter,
Terracotta (08.258.21) |
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Cameo with Hercules, ca. 1220, Probably made in southern Italy, Sardonyx with modern gold frame (38.150.23) |
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Candelabrum with Stand, 1838,
Paul Storr (British),
Silver, (1976.423-h) |
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Censer Cover (Xantil), 13th–15th century, Mexico; Tehuacá Ceramic, pigment (1978.412.10) |
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Censer Support, 8th–9th century, Mexico; Maya, Ceramic (1978.412.99) |
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Centerpiece, ca. 1775–80, Italian; Cozzi factory, Hard-paste porcelain (1977.216.37) |
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Chair panel of Thutmose IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Cedar (30.8.45) |
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Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, 10th–11th century, India, Madhya Pradesh, Sandstone (1989.121) |
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Childbirth bowl (scodella) with Aeneas Fleeing Troy (interior) and grotteschi (exterior); and tray (tagliere) with Pyramis and Thisbe (top) and Hercules and the Nemean Lion (bottom), ca. 1530–40,
Baldassare Manara (Italian, Faenza),
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) (1975.1.1043a,b) |
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Childbirth bowl (scodella) with confinement-chamber scene (interior) and Diana and Actaeon (exterior), ca. 1530s,
Circle of Francesco Xanto Avelli (Italian),
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) (41.49.2) |
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Cista with Herakles Amazonomachy, 4th–3rd centuries B.C., Italic, Bronze (22.84.2) |
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Coffin set of Henettawy, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Psusennes I, ca. 1040–992 B.C., Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Gessoed and painted wood (25.3.182–184) |
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Column-krater with artist painting a marble statue of Herakles, ca. 350–320 B.C.; Red-figure, Greek, South Italian, Apulian,
Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348, Terracotta (50.11.4) |
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Column-krater, ca. 550 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to Lydos, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (31.11.11) |
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Contest between Athena and Poseidon, ca. 1543, Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, Bolognese), after Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florentine), Etching; sheet, trimmed to platemark (49.97.589) |
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Cosmetic container in the form of a Bes image holding the cap of a kohl tube, Late Period, Dynasty 27, ca. 525–404 B.C., Egyptian, Faience (1989.281.94) |
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Courtesan and Blind Cupid, ca. 1588,
Pietro Bertelli (Italian, Paduan),
Engraving and etching; sheet (55.503.30) |
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Cult image of the god Ptah, Dynasty 22–early Dynasty 26 (ca. 945–600 B.C.),
Egyptian,
Lapis lazuli (2007.24) |
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Cupid on a Lion, ca. 1675–90),
Mattheus van Beveren (Flemish),
Flemish,
Ivory, ebony base (1980.220) |
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Cupid with the Arms of Mars, ca. 1547–62, Adamo Scultori (Italian, Mantuan), Engraving (49.97.479) |
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Cylinder seal and modern impression: Ishtar image and a worshipper below a canopy flanked by winged genies, 8th–7th century B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period, modeled style, Mesopotamia, Chalcedony (1989.361.1) |
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Cylinder seal and modern impression: worshipper approaching bearded god, 1820–1730 B.C.; Classic Syrian I style, Syria, Hematite (1991.368.5) |
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Cylinder seal with a battle of the gods, ca. 2220–2159 B.C.; Akkadian, Mesopotamia, Kish, Lapis lazuli (L.1992.23.4) |
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Dancing four-armed Ganesha, 16th–17th century Nepal Gilt copper alloy (1992.384) |
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The Death of the Buddha, Kushan period, 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Gray schist (L.1993.69.4) |
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Death of the Demoness Putana: Page from a dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Krishna), ca. 1610, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper (2002.176) |
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Death of the Historical Buddha (Nehan), Kamakura period, 14th century, Unidentified artist, Kyoto, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, gold, and color on silk (12.134.10) |
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Deity as Standard Bearer, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico; Aztec, Stone (00.5.8) |
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Deity Figure (Cihuateotl), 15th–early 16th century, Mexico; Aztec, Stone (00.5.30) |
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Deity Figure (Zemí), 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino, Sandstone (1979.206.1209) |
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Deity Figure (Zemí), 15th–16th century, Dominican Republic; Taino people, Ironwood, shell (1979.206.380) |
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Deity Figure, 3rd–6th century, Honduras; Maya, Jade (jadeite), cinnabar (1979.206.1069) |
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The Destruction of the Children of Niobe: From a set of The Horses, early 1630s, Francis Cleyn; Woven at the Mortlake manufactory, 1650–70, English, Wool and silk (36.149.1) |
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Diana and Actaeon, 1836,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French),
Oil on canvas (1975.1.162) |
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Diana and Actaeon, ca. 1590,
Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish),
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, white heightening, over traces of black chalk (1997.93)
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Diana and Cupid, 1761, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, Roman), Oil on canvas (1982.438) |
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Diana and Her Nymphs: From a set of Mythological Scenes, 1644, Laurent de La Hyre; Probably woven in the workshop of Hippolyte de Comans in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel, Paris, before 1662, French (Paris) Wool, silk, and silver-gilt thread (20.44.3) |
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Diana the Huntress, after 1526,
Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli) (Italian, Milanese),
Oil on wood 1989.21 |
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Diana, 1888–89; this cast, 1890, Frederick William MacMonnies (American), Bronze (27.21.9) |
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Diana, 1892–93; this cast, 1928, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American), Bronze, gilt (28.101) |
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Diana, 1893–94; this cast, 1894 or after,
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American),
Bronze (1985.353) |
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Diana: From the series Gods in Niches, 1526, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Veronese or Parmese), after Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florentine), Engraving, as retouched by Franceso Villamena (Italian) (49.97.233) |
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Dish: The Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche, 1558, Pierre Reymond (French), Enamel on copper (1984.195) |
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Disk with a herm of Dionysos in relief, Early Imperial, third quarter of 1st century A.D.,
Roman,
Marble, pigment (26.60.27) |
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The Dream of Aeneas, ca. 1663–66,
Salvator Rosa (Italian, Neapolitan),
Oil on canvas (65.118) |
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The Dream of Queen Maya, Kushan period, 1st century A.D., Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, probably Takht-i-Bahi), Schist (1976.402) |
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Drowning of Britomartis, 1547–59, Probably designed by Jean Cousin the Elder (French); possibly woven by Pierre II Blasse and Jacques Langlois (both French), Wool and silk (42.57.1) |
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Education of the Infant Bacchus, first half of 19th century,
Niccolò Amastini (Italian),
Rome,
Onyx; framed in gold with four perforations for attachment (40.20.30) |
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Endymion sarcophagus, Mid-Imperial, Severan, early 3rd century A.D.,
Roman, Marble (47.100.4) |
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The Fall of Phaeton: From the series The Metamorphoses, ca. 1588, Anonymous engraver, after Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Engraving (49.97.662) |
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The Fall of Phaeton: From the series The Metamorphoses, ca. 1588, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Pen and red-brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, indented for transfer (1992.376) |
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Fall of the Giants, 1638, Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, Bolognese), after Guido Reni (Italian, Bolognese), Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, printed on four sheets (17.50.2) |
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Fall of the Giants, ca. 1530s–40s, Attributed to Girolamo Fagiuoli (Italian, active Bologna), after Perino del Vaga (Italian), Engraving (49.95.8) |
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Farnese Hercules,1562, Jacob Bos (Netherlandish, born 's Hertogenbosch), Published by Antonio Lafréri (French), From the Metropolitan Museum's copy of the Speculum Romanae magnificentiae (Mirror of Rome's Magnificence), Engraving (41.72[2.63]) |
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Fasting Siddhartha, Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist (1987.218.5) |
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Feast of the Gods at the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, 1587, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), after Bartholomeus Spranger (Netherlandish), Engraving, printed from three plates on three attached sheets; second state of four (2000.113) |
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Female Figure, early 19th century,
Ha'apai Archipelago, Tonga,
Whale ivory (1979.206.1470) |
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Fierce Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom, 10th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy with color and gold paint (1982.220.13) |
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Figure of Magu with a fawn, Qing dynasty or early Republic, late 19th–early 20th century, China; Dehua ware, Fujian Province, Porcelain with clear glaze (34.13) |
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Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia (Tairona), Cast gold (69.7.10) |
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Figure, 9th–11th century (?),
Marae 12, Mokumanamana (Necker Island), Hawai'i,
Vesicular basalt (1976.194) |
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Finger ring engraved with a seated woman and flying Eros, second half of 5th century B.C.,
Greek,
Gold (1994.230.1)
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Finger ring engraved with an image of Hermes, late 4th century B.C.,
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine,
Gold (1994.230.3) |
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Four deities from a Vajradhatu (Diamond World) Mandala, Eastern Javanese period, fourth quarter of 10th–first half of 11th century, Indonesia (Java, Nganjuk), Bronze (1987.142.5, 7-9) |
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Four-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, ca. second quarter of 8th century, Prakhon Chai, Buriram Province, Thailand, Bronze with high tin content; silver and black-glass or obsidian inlay in eyes (67.234) |
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Fragment from the Eleusinian Relief, ca. 27 B.C.–14 A.D.; Augustan, Fragments of a Roman copy set in a plaster cast of the original Greek relief of ca. 350–325 B.C., Marble (14.130.9) |
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Fragmentary head of a deity wearing a Dionysiac fillet, probably Julio-Claudian, ca. 14–68 A.D.,
Roman; copy of a Greek work of the 2nd century B.C.,
Marble, pigment, gilding (1992.11.66) |
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Funerary urn (hunping), Western Jin dynasty, ca. 250–300, China, Earthenware with green glaze (1992.165.21) |
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Game Piece, 12th century, German (Probably made in Cologne), Walrus ivory (16.106) |
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The Garden of Venus, ca. 1631–37, Pietro Testa (Italian, Roman), Etching (26.70.3[44]) |
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God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II, Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II, 360–343 B.C., Egyptian, Greywacke (34.2.1) |
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Goddess Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo-Demon Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), 14th–15th century, Nepal, Gilt copper alloy, inlaid with semiprecious stones (1986.498) |
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Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala period, 12th century, Bangladesh or India, Argillite (1993.7) |
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Goddess with Foliage, 1942, Wifredo Lam (Cuban), Gouache on paper (2002.456.32) |
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The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha, Ikshvaku period, ca. first half of 3rd century, India (Andra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda), Limestone (28.105 |
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The Great Hercules, 1589, Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Engraving (46.140.28) |
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Hanging (?) fragment, 4th–3rd century B.C.,
Peru; Chavín,
Painted cotton (1987.394.704) |
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Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari [Krishna]), Detached folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1590–95; Mughal, Attributed to India, Ink and colors on paper (28.63.1) |
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Head of a Bearded Man with a Garland Crown (Jupiter?), ca. 1230–50, Southern Italy, Limestone (L.2003.13) |
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Head of a Buddha, second half of 6th century,
Angkor Borei, Cambodia,
Stone (2005.512) |
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Head of a Rain God, 10th–11th century, Mexico; Maya-Toltec, Limestone (1978.412.24) |
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Head of a Water Deity, 15th–early 16th century,
Mexico; Aztec, Basalt (00.5.44) |
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Head of Athena, ca. 138–92 A.D.; Antonine,
Roman; copy of a Greek statue of ca. 430 B.C. attributed to the sculptor Pheidias,
Marble (2007.293) |
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Head of Athena, Hellenistic, late 3rd–early 2nd century B.C.,
Greek,
Marble (1996.178) |
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Head of herm, 1st or 2nd century A.D.; Imperial Roman, Copy of a Greek work of the late 5th century B.C., Marble (03.12.4) |
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Head of Krishna, ca. 1800, Attributed to Sahib Ram, India (Rajasthan, Jaipur), Ink and watercolors on paper (1918.85.2) |
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Head of Krishna(?), Si Thep style, 7th century,
Thailand (Phetchabun Province),
Stone (1993.201) |
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Hekateion, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble (1987.11.2) |
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Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto), 16th century; Momoyama period, Japanese, Lacquered iron (36.25.81) |
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Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, 14th century B.C.; Middle Elamite period, Southwestern Iran, Bronze (63.74) |
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Helmet, 1350–1450,
Mongolian or Chinese,
Iron and gold (2005.270) |
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Helmet, 15th–17th century,
Mongolian,
Iron and gold (1999.120)
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Helmet, probably mid- to late 17th century,
Chinese,
Iron, gold, silver, and textile (1997.18) |
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Hercules and Achelous in the Form of a Bull, ca. 1524–25, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Veronese or Parmese), after Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florentine), Engraving (49.50.208) |
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Hercules and Achelous, probably mid-17th century,Attributed to the Master of the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian,
Austrian,
Ivory (1982.60.129) |
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Hercules and Antaeus, ca. 1516, Ugo da Carpi (Italian), after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Marchigian), Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks (22.67.80) |
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Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna, ca. 1500–1520, Robetta (Cristofano di Michele Martini) (Italian, Florentine), after Antonio Pollaiuolo (Italian, Florentine), Engraving (27.20.2) |
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Hercules Chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses, ca. 1518 (?), Ugo da Carpi (Italian); Designed by Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Sienese), Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks (20.24.76) |
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Hercules Farnese, ca. 1592 (published and dated 1617), Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish), Engraving (17.37.59) |
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The Hope Dionysos, late 1st century A.D., with 18th-century restoration by Vincenzo Pacetti; Imperial, Roman, Marble (1990.247)
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Hunchback Holding Staff, 10th–12th century, Mexico; Huastec, Stone (1978.412.17) |
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Hydria (water jar) depicting Herakles with women, a satyr, and Pan in the Garden of the Hesperides, early 4th century B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Hesperides Painter,
Terracotta (24.97.5) |
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Hydria (water jar) with the infant Herakles strangling snakes sent by the goddess Hera, ca. 460–450 B.C.; red-figure,
Greek; Attic,
Attributed to the Nausicaä Painter,
Terracotta (25.28) |
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Illuminated pages from a dispersed Dharani manuscript, 14th–15th century, Tibet (Zhalu monastery), Inks and color on paper (1986.509.1a,b) |
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Illustrated manuscript of the Lotus Sutra, Koryô dynasty, ca. 1340, Unidentified artist, Koreang book, gold and silver on indigo-dyed mulberry paper (1994.207) |
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Image (To'o) Representing the God 'Oro, 18th century,
Maohi (Tahitian) people, Tahiti, French Polynesia,
Wood, coconut husk fiber, traces of feathers (1979.206.1481) |
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Incised Celt, 10th–6th century B.C., Mexico; Olmec, Jade (jadeite) (1978.412.5) |
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Intaglio with the head of Asklepios, 1st century B.C.–3rd century A.D.,
Roman,
Carnelian (81.6.94) |
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Iphicles and Hercules Attacked by Snakes, mid-15th century,
Italy; Padua,
Terracotta (2006.453) |
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Iris, Messenger of the Gods, also known as Another Voice, Called Iris, modeled ca. 1895, this bronze cast 1965, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze, on a black marble base (1984.364.7) |
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Judgment of Paris, ca. 1510–20, Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian); Designed by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian), Italian, Engraving (19.74.1) |
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Judgment of Paris, possibly ca. 1528, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood (28.221) |
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Khonsu's anthropoid coffins, New Kingdom, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C., Egyptian; From the tomb of Sennedjem, Deir el-Medina, western Thebes, Gessoed and painted wood (86.1.1,.2) |
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King Sahure and a Nome God, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2458–2446 B.C., Egyptian, Gneiss (18.2.4) |
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Kneeling female, Angkor period, second half of 11th century; Khmer style of the Baphuon, Cambodia, Bronze with silver inlay and traces of gold (1972.147) |
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Kneeling statue of Amenemope-em-hat, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, ca. 664–610 B.C., Egyptian; Apparently from Memphis, Ptah temple, Graywacke (24.2.2) |
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Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), ca. 1520–30, India, Delhi-Agra area, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper (1985.34) |
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Krishna Killing the Horse Demon Keshi, Gupta period, 5th century,
India (Uttar Pradesh),
Terracotta (1991.300) |
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Krishna on Garuda, Central Javanese period, second half of 9th century, Java, Indonesia, Bronze (1992.135) |
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Kshitigarbha (Chijang), Koryô dynasty, Unidentified artist, Korea, Hanging scroll; gold and color on silk (29.160.32) |
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Kumano shrine mandala, Nanbokucho period (1336–92),
Japan,
Hanging scroll: ink, color, and gold on silk (2006.521) |
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Kylix (drinking cup), ca. 470 B.C.; Classical, white-ground, Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1979.11.15) |
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Kylix, ca. 540–530 B.C.; black-figure, Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (1989.281.62) |
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La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), 1845,
Lorenzo Bartolini (Italian),
Marble (03.11a–d) |
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Lament of the Art of Painting, ca. 1572–78, Cornelis Cort (Flemish), after Federico Zuccaro (Italian), Engraving from two plates (1988.1086) |
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Lamenting the Death of Adonis, mid-16th century, After Luca Cambiaso (Italian), Woodcut (17.37.33) |
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Le Bassin d'Apollon (The Fountain of Apollo, Versailles): From the series Veues des plus Beaux Lieux de France et d'Italie . . ., 1680s, Adam Perelle (French), Nicolas Langlois, Paris, Etching (52.519.84.88) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 450 B.C.; white-ground, Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (21.88.17) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 460–450 B.C.; red-figure Attributed to the Nikon Painter Greek, Attic Terracotta (53.224) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 480–470 B.C.; red-figure Attributed to the Tithonos Painter Greek, Attic Terracotta (25.78.2) |
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Lekythos (oil flask), ca. 500 B.C.; black-figure on white ground,
Attributed to the Sappho Painter,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (41.162.29) |
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Lekythos depicting Poseidon pursuing Amymone, ca. 440 B.C.; Red-figure, Greek, Attic, Terracotta (17.230.35) |
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Lid of a ceremonial box, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.; Augustan,
Roman,
Gilt silver (2000.26)
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Linga with one face (Ekamukhalinga), Shahi period, 9th century, Afghanistan, Marble (1980.415) |
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Lotus Sutra, Heian period, 12th century, Japan, Gold on indigo-dyed paper (65.216.1) |
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Loving couple (mithuna), Eastern Ganga dynasty, 13th century, Orissa, India, Ferruginous stone (1970.44) |
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Lunette with Buddha surrounded by adorants, 5th–6th century,
Hadda, Afghanistan,
Stucco (2005.314) |
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The Madytos Jewelry, ca. 330–300 B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek; Said to be from Madytos,
Gold (06.1217.1-.13) |
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Magical stela, Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II, ca. 360–343 B.C., Egyptian, Greywacke (50.85) |
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Maitreya altarpiece, 5th year of the Zhengguang era, dated 524; Northern Wei dynasty, Hebei Province, China, Gilt bronze (38.158.1a-n) |
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Maize Deity (Chicomecoatl), 15th–early 16th century, Mexico; Aztec, Basalt (00.5.51) |
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Male Figure (Moai Tangata), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood, obsidian, bone (1984.526) |
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Male Figure (Tiki), 18th–early 19th century,
Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia,
Wood (1979.206.1466) |
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Mandala of Chandra (God of the Moon), late 14th–early 15th century, Nepal, Distemper on cloth (1981.465) |
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Mandala of Jnanadakini , late 14th century, Tibet (a Sakya monastery), Distemper on cloth (1987.16) |
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Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi), second half of 19th century,
Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chiloango River Region; Kongo,
Wood, metal, resin, enamel (2008.30) |
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Manjuvajra Mandala, Pala period (ca. 700–1200), 11th century, Bangladesh or India (West Bengal), Black stone (57.51.6) |
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Mantel Clock (Telleruhr), ca. 1710, Movement by Franz Xaver Gegenreiner (German); Repoussé silver by Johann Andreas Thelot (German), Case: tortoiseshell veneer and silver, partly gilt; Dial: champlevé silver with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel (46.162) |
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Mantle, 2nd–1st century B.C.,
Peru; Ocucaje,
Wool (1986.488.1) |
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Manuscript cover with Vishnu flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 14th century Nepal Distemper on wood (1986.494.2) |
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Marcantonio Pasqualini (1614–1691) Crowned by Apollo, 1641, Andrea Sacchi (Italian, Roman), Oil on canvas (1981.317) |
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Marriage necklace (kalata uru), late 19th century, India (Tamil Nadu, Chettiar), Gold strung on black thread (1991.32.3) |
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The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, ca. 1550,
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Medulich or Meldolla) (Italian, Venetian),
Oil on wood (1973.116) |
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Mars and Venus United by Love, Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (10.189) |
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Medallion with a seated deity and a male worshipper, 8th–7th century B.C., Urartian; Eastern Anatolia, Silver, gold foil (1989.281.20) |
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Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690–664 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Faience (41.160.104) |
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Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, 1624, Nicolas Poussin (French), Oil on canvas (71.56) |
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Minerva and the Muses, mid-16th century, Emilian (?) school, Etching and drypoint (27.78.2[99]) |
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Minerva Protecting the Young King of Rome, 1811,
Joseph-Antoine Romagnési (French),
Plaster, painted to resemble yellowish stone; green marbleized wood (frame only) (27.191.2) |
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Minerva, 18th century (1766), Clodion (Claude Michel) (French), Rome, Italy, Terracotta (1975.312.6) |
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Mirror with a support in the form of a nude girl, second half of 6th century B.C.,
Laconian; Said to be from southern Italy,
Bronze (38.11.3) |
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Molded plaque with a king or god carrying a mace, 2000–1700 B.C.; Isin-Larsa-Old Babylonian period, Southern Mesopotamia, Ceramic (32.39.2) |
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The Musicians, ca. 1595, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard), Oil on canvas (52.81) |
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Naval Battle between Trojans and Greeks, 1538, Giovanni Battista Scultori (Italian, Mantuan), Engraving printed in brown ink (53.600.996)fi |
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Neck from a vessel depicting the goddess Hathor flanked by felines, late Dynasty XIX–Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1188–712 B.C.), From Bubastis, Silver, gold (30.8.370) |
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Neck-amphora (jar), ca. 530 B.C.; Attic, black-figure,
Attributed to an artist near Exekias,
Greek,
Terracotta (98.8.13) |
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Nepthysis, Horus, and Isis, Dynasty 26 (ca. 688–525 B.C.), Egyptian, Faience (17.194.2444) |
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Neptune, carved mid-17th century,
Adam Lenckhart (German),
Austria,
Ivory (24.80.91) |
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Nolan neck-amphora with triple handles, ca. 470–460 B.C.; red-figure,
Attributed to the Achilles Painter,
Greek, Attic,
Terracotta (25.189.2) |
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Nude female with birdlike face holding an infant, ca. 1450–1200 B.C.; Late Cypriot II; Base-Ring Ware, Cypriot; Said to be from Nicosia–Ayia Paraskevi, Terracotta (74.51.1542) |
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Nude goddess figurine, [late 8th–7th century B.C.?], Excavated at Tell el-Duweir (ancient Lachish), southern Levant, Ceramic (34.126.53) |
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