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"Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1989-1990": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 48, no. 2 (Fall, 1990)
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 48 | NUMBER 2

"Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1989–1990"

Arnold, Dorothea, Kevin J. Avery, Jacob Bean, Barbara Drake Boehm, Suzanne Boorsch, Katharine R. Brown, Keith Christiansen, James David Draper, Jean L. Druesedow, Kate Ezra, Barbara B. Ford, Margaret E. Frazer, Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, William M. Griswold, Prudence O. Harper, Maria Morris Hambourg, Maxwell K. Hearn, Timothy B. Husband, Colta Ives, Dale T. Johnson, Julie Jones, Peter M. Kenny, David W. Kiehl, Heidi King, Danielle O. Kisluk-Grosheide, Steven M. Kossak, Clare Le Corbeiller, Martin Lerner, Laurence Libin, Jessie McNab, Lisa M. Messinger, Helen B. Mules, Alfreda Murck, James Parker, Stuart Pyhrr, Sabine Rewald, Catharine H. Roehrig, Jeff L. Rosenheim, Stephen Rubin, Lowery S. Sims, Marie Lukens Swietochowski, Leonid Tarassuk, Gary Tinterow, Clare Vincent, Dietrich von Bothmer, Daniel Walker, James C. Y. Watt, and William D. Wixom
1990
96 pages
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Foreword

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Egyptian Art

Greek and Roman Art

Islamic Art

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Arms and Armor

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

European Paintings

Drawings

Prints and Photographs

Musical Instruments

Costume Institute

American Paintings and Sculpture

American Decorative Arts

Twentieth Century Art

The Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Americas

Asian Art

Met Art in Publication

Mastiff, Ceramic, paint, Kassite
Mastiff
ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup), Asteas Workshop, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Paestan
Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Asteas Workshop
late 4th century BCE
"Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight", Folio from a Padshahnama, Bulaqi, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight", Folio from a Padshahnama
Bulaqi
probably 1639
Ribbed Plate, Silver, Byzantine
Ribbed Plate
659–662/3
Covered Beaker, Silver gilt, rock crystal, and translucent enamels, Italian (vessel); Austrian (mounts)
Covered Beaker
ca. 1325–50 (vessel); ca. 1340–60 (mounts)
Chalice with the Arms of Housteyn, Silver, parcel gilt with traces of enamel, South Netherlandish
Chalice with the Arms of Housteyn
second quarter 15th century
Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Cat, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), copper, quartz crystal, paint
Cosmetic Vessel in the Shape of a Cat
ca. 1990–1900 B.C.
Body of a sphinx, Greenish faience
Body of a sphinx
664–525 B.C.
Confronted Animal Rug, Wool (warp, weft, and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Confronted Animal Rug
14th century
Young Lovers Embracing, Watercolor, opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Young Lovers Embracing
16th century
Belt Clasp, Leaded bronze, inlaid silver, iron rivets, Celtic
Belt Clasp
2nd century BCE
Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts, Leaded brass, Visigothic
Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts
500–600
Cased Six-Barreled Revolving Percussion Pistol ("Pepperbox"), Ethan Allen American, Steel, gold, silver, ivory, wood (rosewood), velvet, American, Norwich, Connecticut
Cased Six-Barreled Revolving Percussion Pistol ("Pepperbox")
Ethan Allen
1842–47
Celestial globe, Willem Jansz Blaeu Dutch, Paper, brass, oak and stained, light-colored wood, Dutch, Amsterdam
Celestial globe
Willem Jansz Blaeu
after 1621
Cup (tasse à l'étrusque) and saucer, Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain, French, Sèvres
Cup (tasse à l'étrusque) and saucer
Sèvres Manufactory
1794
Marie-Amélie, Queen of the French, Baron François Joseph Bosio, Marble, French, Paris
Marie-Amélie, Queen of the French
Baron François Joseph Bosio
1841
Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster, Copper alloy, German
Aquamanile in the Form of a Rooster
13th century
Sword Hilt, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse French, Bronze, gold, French, Paris
Sword Hilt
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1881–82
Mirror, Johann Valentin Gevers German, Oak and pine veneered with tortoiseshell, silver, silver gilt, and green-stained ivory; mirror glass, German, Augsburg
Mirror
Johann Valentin Gevers
ca. 1710
Wine cooler (seau à demi-bouteille) (one of a pair), Vincennes Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain, French, Vincennes
Wine cooler (seau à demi-bouteille) (one of a pair)
Vincennes Manufactory
ca. 1751–52
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