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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 · 55m
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2h
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 · 7h
Piece, 18th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk / Compound weave
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/71726
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 9h
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 Dish, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 13h
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 15h
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 19h
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 Drawing from an Ornament Scrapbook: A Flintlock Gun Lock, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 21h
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Ceramic Fragment, 9th–10th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware; glazed
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451590
Ceramic Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Shoes, 1875
Culture: American
Medium: leather
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90403
Shoes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Shoes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
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 Saint Margaret of Antioch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Saint Margaret of Antioch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Saint Margaret of Antioch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
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 Broad collar spacer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Broad collar spacer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Broad collar spacer, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
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 Limestone ossuary with lid, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Limestone ossuary with lid, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
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
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d
Sancta Francisca de Pontainis Dicta Romana, 1608, by Matthaeus Greuter
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/692326
Sancta Francisca de Pontainis Dicta Romana, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Plate, ca. 1820, by James Plant
Class: Ceramics-Porcelain
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203615
Plate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Elbow Defense (Couter), ca. 1430–40
Class: Armor Parts-Elbow Plates
Culture: Italian
Medium: Steel
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23161
Elbow Defense (Couter), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Elbow Defense (Couter), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Design for Three Small Elevated Armchairs, early 19th century, by Anonymous, British, 19th century
Class: Drawings
Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/386821
Design for Three Small Elevated Armchairs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade), early 19th century, by Frédéric Etienne Joseph Feldtrappe
Class: Textiles-Printed
Medium: Cotton, roller printed
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/221809
Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Traite des Nègres (The Slave Trade), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Watch, ca. 1820
Class: Horology
Medium: Gold, silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/193383
Watch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Watch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Watch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Watch, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Glass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment, late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/257269
Glass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Astragal-end Work Table, 1805–15
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, rosewood, Spanish cedar, white pine, poplar
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/10010
Astragal-end Work Table, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Astragal-end Work Table, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Astragal-end Work Table, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d
Design for a Stage Set, 1828–90, by Eugène Cicéri
Class: Drawings
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/387307
Design for a Stage Set, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d
Galloon, 17th–18th century
Class: Textiles-Trimmings
Medium: Metal thread
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/213785
Galloon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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