Below the falcon, the name Horus name of Amenemhat I (wHm-msw.t) is written. The inscription above the falcon headed god reads: bHd.t(j) Di=f anx, (Horus of Edfu, may he give life). The remaining inscription probably accompanies the divine figure to the left
On View Gallery Amenemhat I, known to have been by birth from the south of Egypt
How conservators at The Met are using advanced technological resources to re-examine works of art in the Museum’s collection.
sculpture arrived in the conservation laboratory it was considered by art historians to have
The [Valdivia] figurines often possessed both feminine and masculine attributes, such as the breasts of a woman and the genitals of a man.
Small, solid figures of carved stone, between three and five inches high, have been
The forms ultimately have a referent in the Wari iconographic corpus, such as staff-bearers
Photographer Harvey Wang describes capturing a dialogue between space, art, and visitors in The Met’s Engelhart Court.
Skip to main content I grew up in New York City, in Southeast Queens, and I would have
The exhibition „Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures,“ the first of its kind, features nearly 50 of these tiny treasures.
Buy Now Small in scale, yet teeming with life, miniature boxwood carvings have
In this interview, exhibition curator Kiki Karoglou shares provocative insights into the contemporary relevance of mythological hybrid beings and offers a behind-the-scenes look into the making of the exhibition.
They have a grip on our imagination.
Hear from barber Joshua Livingston about the power of community spaces to support connection and well-being, whether when visiting an art museum or getting a haircut.
I was feeling like I didn’t have the resources available to me to make it work.
Cameos were, and still are, especially prized when the artist manipulated the strata of the stone in relation to the design, exploring the stone’s depths to enhance its visual impact.
The practice seems to have been rooted in the ancient Mesopotamian stones that were
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Tuesday, September 9 Storytime at The Met Cloisters Look, listen, sing, and have
