For this reason, few examples have survived, and these have been recovered almost
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Although many of the drawings in Jean Bonna’s collection have previously been published
Ancient Egypt and the Near East share a number of games that were transmitted through military campaigns and trade relations.
The earliest known boards, which have two or three parallel rows of holes, come from
Chemical analysis of enamel compositions help to distinguish between authentic Renaissance period pieces and later pieces done in Renaissance style.
Recent stylistic re-evaluations as well as emerging documentary evidence have raised
It may originally have been placed above a door or as a lunette beneath an arch,
From the chapel of Château-de-Bouvreuil, Rouen (destroyed late 16th century; glass installed in the chapel of a building constructed on the same site (late 17th century–early 19th century); [ Art market, rue Saint-Remain, Rouen (sold 1905) ; Albert Gorge, Rouen (1905–sold shortly after 1910) ; [ Bacri Frères, Paris (acquired shortly after 1910–sold before 1935)] ; [ Michel Acézat Paris, 1878–1944 (acquired before 1935–until 1944)] ; his posthumous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris (November 24-25, 1969, no
ca. 1265 On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 08 These glass panels may have
Two Ceramic Tiles (nos. 02.5.91 and 1971.235.2)Major renovations undertaken about 1578 in the private quarters (or harem) of Istanbul’s Topkapı Palace during the reign of Sultan Murad III (r
The tiles for the royal bedroom appear to have been produced in numbers more than
Avenue in Gallery 207 Turtles and tortoises, symbols of longevity and endurance, have
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Edward B.
sconces (54.147.20a–d, .21a–d), clock (58.75.127), pair of vases (56.80.1a, b,
