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its founding, The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired its first work of art, a Roman
While earlier artists focused on creating an illusion of architectural depth with solid architectural forms, the artists at Boscotrecase presented the idea with whimsical, attenuated, and highly refined elements.
ground: Aedicula with small landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase Roman
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–A.D. 364 Terracotta oil lamp Roman 2nd century CE Chandelier British ca. 1775
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
century BCE Belt Clasp Celtic 2nd century BCE Terret (Rein Guide) Celtic or Roman
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Sasanian ca. 5th century CE Necklace (rope) European 19th–20th century Ring Roman
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Compote Adams and Company 1870–90 Glass intaglio Roman 1st century BCE–3rd century
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Accession Number (0-9) Accession Number (9-0) Marble head of a Greek general Roman
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Dionysiac Revel Byzantine 300–500 Gold Glass Medallion with a Mother and Child Roman
Few statues from antiquity have survived both in situ and intact, but the evidence suggests an ever-changing and expanding range of contexts for their display.
Greek, Attic ca. 590–580 BCE Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I Roman
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Egyptian Art European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Far Eastern Art Greek and Roman
