Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2018–2020: Part I: Antiquity to the Late Eighteenth Century: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v.78, no. 3 (Winter, 2021)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 78 | NUMBER 3

Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2018–2020: Part I: Antiquity to the Late Eighteenth Century

Various authors

2021

48 pages

58 illustrations

This title is in print.

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The first of a special two-part edition of Recent Acquisitions, this Bulletin celebrates works acquired by the Museum in 2019 and 2020, many of which were gifts bestowed in honor of the Museum’s 150th anniversary year. Highlights of this volume include a sumptuous set of handscrolls depicting The Tale of Genji, a second-century Roman wellhead, a drawing of a landscape by French artist Claude Lorrain, and nearly one hundred Indian paintings. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met's collection.

Met Art in Publication

Biface, Flint, Acheulean — Biface
ca. 600,000–150,000 BCE

Fragment with the head of a man, Faience — Fragment with the head of a man
ca. 1981–1650 B.C.

Lion with the names of Pharaoh Necho II, steatite, glaze — Lion with the names of Pharaoh Necho II
610–595 BC

Caryatid Mirror Depicting a Young Girl, Leaded bronze — Caryatid Mirror Depicting a Young Girl
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Weight in the Shape of a Chimera (bixie), Bronze with gilding and gold and turquoise inlays, China — Weight in the Shape of a Chimera (bixie)
2nd century B. C.

Standing Female Figure, Ceramic, Nayarit — Standing Female Figure
100–400 CE

Standing Male Figure, Ceramic, Nayarit — Standing Male Figure
100–400 CE

Standing Female Figure, Ceramic, Nayarit — Standing Female Figure
100–400 CE

Marble funerary altar, marble, Roman — Marble funerary altar
1st half of 1st century CE

Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya), Copper alloy, India, Tamil Nadu — Shiva as Vanquisher of the Three Cities (Shiva Tripuravijaya)
ca. 1000–1020

Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs, Marble, Roman — Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs
2nd century

Reliquary of the Journey and Adoration of the Magi, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper; rock crystal; wood core, French — Reliquary of the Journey and Adoration of the Magi
ca. 1200

"Abiding Nowhere, the Awakened Mind Arises”, Musō Soseki Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan — "Abiding Nowhere, the Awakened Mind Arises”
Musō Soseki
early 14th century

Ritual Dagger (Phurba) and Stand, Ebony with polychrome, Tibet — Ritual Dagger (Phurba) and Stand
late 14th–early 15th century

Ring Brooch, Gold and garnet, French or British — Ring Brooch
13th century

Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers
first half of the 15th century

Plaque with dragons, Ivory, China — Plaque with dragons
early 15th century

Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on parchment, British — Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England
1466–67

Study of a Seated Mannequin with an Arrangement of Drapery, for a Figure of the Virgin, Anonymous, North-Italian, probably Lombard, 15th century Italian, Pen with two colors of brown ink and wash (warm brown and grayish), highlighted with white gouache, over grayish black chalk, on gray-blue paper — Study of a Seated Mannequin with an Arrangement of Drapery, for a Figure of the Virgin
Anonymous, North-Italian, probably Lombard, 15th century
15th century

Tracery Arcade from the Great South Window of Canterbury Cathedral, Master Mason Stephen Lote and/or, Caen stone, British — Tracery Arcade from the Great South Window of Canterbury Cathedral
Master Mason Stephen Lote
ca. 1426–1435

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