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
Why were gold coins used as jewelry throughout the Byzantine Empire?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of J.
11 1/8 × 1 in. (39.4 × 28.3 × 2.6 cm) Classification: Blocks Credit Line: Gift
Image: 5 5/16 × 3 5/8 in. (13.5 × 9.2 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
6 3/4 × 5 in. (17.1 × 12.7 cm) Classification: Works on Paper Credit Line: Gift
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (31.8 x 52.7 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
sheet: 9 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. (23.8 x 29.9 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C.
: 26 9/16 × 18 1/4 in. (67.5 × 46.4 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
Said to have been excavated in Italy;Richard Zschille, Großenhain, Germany (by 1893–at least 1894); Oliver H. P. Belmont, Newport (by 1904–d. 1908; by descent to his widow); Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, Newport and New York (1908–16; sold to Mackay); Clarence H
Wt. 8.4 oz. (238.1 g) Classification: Equestrian Equipment-Bits Credit Line: Gift
