Marking: On bell – engraved inscription in Italics: "No 12960 / Saxophone alto mi b
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „The Eighteenth-Century Woman,“ December 12, 1981–September 5, 1982.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „Fashion and History: A Dialogue,“ December 7, 1992–March 21, 1993
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Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson’s photography.
collection of film cameras and a beautiful film projector, my grandfather, Harvey B.
Stand for a Qur’an Manuscript (Rahla) A masterpiece of design, this carved book stand, or rahla, is made from a single slab of teak and is framed by inlays composed of various woods in shades of brown and black
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Maya sculptors celebrated the human form in a naturalistic way, portraying royal individuals as they sit, stand, hold things, and interact with one another.
Shell earflare frontals ( 1995.489a, b) depict the severed head of the Maya Maize
Jews served as both patrons and artists, and the art that does survive reveals awareness by Jews of the artistic currents of the day and regular interaction with the majority Christian or Muslim (in the case of Spain) community.
inscriptions indicate that items such as ceremonial double cups ( 17.190.609a,b)
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Karen B.
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Edward B.
The bags in the collection of William and Inger Ginsberg exemplify a range of weaving, wrapping, knotting, and braiding techniques. While the majority of the works in this exhibition were created with the weaving technique known as sumak, some textiles Sumak Although Left: To Left: The Left: Most Authors:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Inger G. and William B.
View selected images from the exhibition „Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.“
Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983 (1983.619.1a, b)
