Said to be from Idalium, Cyprus (A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection…, 1903, vol. 3, pt. 2, pl. LXXVIII, 1) Between 1865 and 1872, excavated in Idalium, Cyprus, by Luigi Palma di Cesnola; afterwards, collection of L
mold Dimensions: diameter 2 1/2in. (6.3cm) Classification: Glass Credit Line: Gift
Inscription: Lettered in plate below margin: ‚STANZA DE VENTI NEL TEATRO DI BELVEDERE DI FRASCATI CON LA FAMOSA FONTANA DEL MONTE PARNASO CON APOLLINO ET LE MVSE CHE SVONANO CON INSTRUMENTI HIDRIAVLICI Á FORZA D’ACOVA ARCHITETTURA DI GIACOMO DELLA PORTA / Gio
31.8 × 23.5 cm) Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture Credit Line: Gift
Aswan High Dam (1960-69), now covers this very location; the Temple of Dendur, a gift
Art is full of mysteries that can’t be revealed by a quick glance. How do we see what’s hiding inside objects and learn how they were made and repaired? We use an x-ray machine, just like you’d find at the doctor’s office!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1913 (13.186.8
Stanley Spencer’s King’s Cookham Rise came to the studio to be examined and treated in preparation for an exhibition.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1981
Artist Sheila Hicks reflects on The Organ of Mary, a prayer book by Ethiopian scribe Baselyos in this episode of The Artist Project.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Melvin Bedrick Gift, 1989 (1989.29) © Sheila
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Purchase, Diana Barrett and Bob Vila Gift, 2024 (2024.320).
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Gift of Katherine Beinecke Michel, 2023 (2023.176.2) © 2021 Nina Jordan
Conservator Caitlin Mahony consults with Chuna McIntyre, a Yup’ik dancer, on her approach to conserving a Yup’ik mask.
Art, New York, The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift
This exhibition focuses on the main turning points in the cultural history of Kyoto from ancient to modern times.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and
