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Discover the treasures of The Met! The METsky bot brings you stunning public-domain artworks from the Met Museum’s vast collection curated over 151 years—thanks to their open access initiative. New post every 3rd hour. Not affiliated with The Met.

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 39m

Kimono, 19th century
Class: Main dress
Culture: Japan
Medium: grass cloth, cotton
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/126436

Kimono, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3h

Marble head of a woman wearing a diadem, 1st or 2nd century CE
Class: Stone Sculpture
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble, Island
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251349

Marble head of a woman wearing a diadem, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 6h

Landschoot. Edouard. 27 ans, né le 6/8/67 à Paris. Bijoutier. Anarchiste. 2/7/94., 1894, by Alphonse Bertillon
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/306855

Landschoot. Edouard. 27 ans, né le 6/8/67 à Paris. Bijoutier. Anarchiste. 2/7/94., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 8h

Netsuke, 18th century
Class: Netsuke
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ivory
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59873

Netsuke, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 12h

Bacchanal, 1615–42, by Pierre Brebiette
Class: Prints
Medium: Etching
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/333902

Bacchanal, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 15h

Collar, 1830s
Culture: American
Medium: cotton
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/81578

Collar, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 18h

Ceramic Fragment, 9th–10th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware; molded decoration, glazed
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451534

Ceramic Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 21h

Piece, 17th century
Class: Textiles-Velvets
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/216273

Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Bowl, 18th century
Class: Metalwork-Pewter
Medium: Pewter
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/210054

Bowl, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Embroidered Medallion, 15th–16th century
Class: Textiles-Embroidered
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Silk and metal thread embroidery on a foundation of linen plain weave
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467629

Embroidered Medallion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Fragment of a Block with a Beaded Cross and Leaves, 6th–7th century
Class: Sculpture
Medium: Limestone; carved in relief
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/456166

Fragment of a Block with a Beaded Cross and Leaves, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Fragment, late 18th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/212897

Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Piece, 18th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk / Compound weave
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/71726

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Dish, ca. 6th–8th century CE
Culture: Sasanian or Islamic
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322739

Dish, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 9 (recto), 1603, by Federico de Vinciolo
Class: Books
Medium: Woodcut
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662899

Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 9 (recto), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinozuka in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Scene, 11th month, 1790, by Katsukawa Shunkō
Class: Prints
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/55308

Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shinozuka in a Shibaraku (Stop Right There!) Scene, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Drawing from an Ornament Scrapbook: A Flintlock Gun Lock, 18th century
Class: Works on Paper-Drawings
Culture: probably French
Medium: Pen, blue ink, and blue wash
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35776

Drawing from an Ornament Scrapbook: A Flintlock Gun Lock, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Gaspard de Fieubet, ca. 1654, by Robert Nanteuil
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving; first state of two (Petitjean & Wickert)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/348917

Gaspard de Fieubet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Ceramic Fragment, 9th–10th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware; glazed
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451590

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Shoes, 1875
Culture: American
Medium: leather
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90403

Shoes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Saint Margaret of Antioch, 15th century, by British School
Class: Sculpture-Stone
Culture: British
Medium: Alabaster with paint and gilding
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/467466

Saint Margaret of Antioch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Kittie Chase, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes, 1886–90, by Goodwin & Company
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/405503

Kittie Chase, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Broad collar spacer, 304–30 B.C.
Medium: Gold
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/558384

Broad collar spacer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Limestone ossuary with lid, ca. 1st century B.C–1st century CE
Class: Stone Sculpture
Culture: Roman
Medium: Limestone, paint
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256777

Limestone ossuary with lid, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d

Alabama, from the Industries of States series (N117) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco, 1889, by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Class: Prints
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/702259

Alabama, from the Industries of States series (N117) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY