Cover of Recent Acquisitions 2012 - 2014

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 72 | NUMBER 2

"Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 2012–2014"

Various authors

2014

96 pages

144 illustrations

This title is in print.

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Every two years the fall issue of the Met's quarterly Bulletin celebrates notable recent acquisitions and gifts to the collection. Highlights of Recent Acquisitions 2012–2014 includes the promised gifts of the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection; the lavishly illustrated manuscript known as the Mishneh Torah, by celebrated medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides; paintings by turn-of-the-century Symbolists Ferdinand Hodler and Vilhelm Hammershøi; a superb viola by Jacob Stainer, whose instruments were favored by the Bach and Mozart families; and a magnificent Roman porphyry vessel that is one of the finest to survive from Classical antiquity. 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

Statuette of an Official Who is a Dwarf, Serpentinite — Statuette of an Official Who is a Dwarf
ca. 1961–1917 BC

Pair Statue of Neferkhawet and Rennefer, Granodiorite — Pair Statue of Neferkhawet and Rennefer
ca. 1479–1450 B.C.

Face of the goddess Hathor, Lapis lazuli, gold, travertine (Egyptian alabaster) — Face of the goddess Hathor
ca. 1100–664 B.C.

Seated goddess Nephthys, inscribed for Mereskhonsu, silver, gilded — Seated goddess Nephthys, inscribed for Mereskhonsu
ca. 715–650 BC

Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
mid-fifth century BCE

Head of a lion, Gypsum plaster — Head of a lion
400–300 B.C.

Terracotta head of a woman, Terracotta, Greek, Tarentine — Terracotta head of a woman
late 4th century BCE

Terracotta group of women seated around a well head, Terracotta, Greek, Tarentine — Terracotta group of women seated around a well head
2nd half of 4th century BCE

Marble head of a goddess, Marble, Greek — Marble head of a goddess
2nd–1st century BCE

Marble head of a horned youth wearing a diadem, Marble, Greek — Marble head of a horned youth wearing a diadem
3rd–2nd century BCE

Marble pillar with Neo-Attic reliefs, Marble, Roman — Marble pillar with Neo-Attic reliefs
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Panel painting of a woman in a blue mantle, Encaustic on wood — Panel painting of a woman in a blue mantle
A.D. 54–68

Porphyry vessel with bearded masks, Porphyry, Roman — Porphyry vessel with bearded masks
ca. late 1st century BCE‒early 2nd century CE

Funerary relief, Limestone — Funerary relief
ca. 125–150

Marble head of Demosthenes, Marble, Roman — Marble head of Demosthenes
2nd century CE

Glass head flask, Glass, blue, Roman, eastern Mediterranean — Glass head flask
4th century CE

Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse, Glass, blue, Roman — Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse
3rd century CE

Glass serving dish, Glass, greenish colorless, Roman — Glass serving dish
second half of the 1st–2nd century CE

Glass ribbed bowl, Glass, Roman — Glass ribbed bowl
early 1st century CE

A pair of glass drinking cups, Glass, Roman — A pair of glass drinking cups
1st century CE

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