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A faience figure of a hippopotamus from the Middle Kingdom (Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1878 B.C.), excavated from the tomb of the nomarch Senbi II at Meir in Middle Egypt; the gift of Edward S. Harkness in 1917.

“Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Clay Tablet with Case (Apil-Sin Period) Near East · 19th century BC (reign of Apil-Sin)

A large granite sphinx of the pharaoh Hatshepsut, carved and painted during the New Kingdom (Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C.) and recovered by the Museum's own excavations at Deir el-Bahri in Thebes; acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1931.

“Rogers Fund, 1931” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — The Vapheio Cups Greek world · 1st half of the 15th century BC

A colossal gypsum-alabaster relief of a human-headed winged lion (lamassu), carved in the Neo-Assyrian period, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) about 883–859 B.C.; the gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1932.

“Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Dugout canoe from the Ljubljansko barje (Ljubljana Marshes) Europe · 9th century BC

A monumental marble statue of a nude standing youth (kouros) in the Greek Attic Archaic style, carved about 590–580 B.C. in Naxian marble and standing nearly two metres tall; acquired through the Fletcher Fund in 1932.

“Fletcher Fund, 1932” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — “King Fuchai of Wu” Bronze Sword East Asia · Spring and Autumn Period (770–403 BC), Wu State

An Egyptian sandstone temple built at Dendur in Nubia, on the west bank of the Nile, and completed by about 10 B.C. in the Roman Period; given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to the Metropolitan Museum in 1967.

“Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967.” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Boundary stone Rome · Last third of the 1st century BC to early 1st century AD

Robert Campin's 'Annunciation Triptych,' known as the Merode Altarpiece, an early Netherlandish oil-on-oak triptych of about 1427–32 depicting the Annunciation; from The Cloisters Collection, 1956, and displayed at The Met Cloisters.

“The Cloisters Collection, 1956” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Inkstone Box with Poetry-Inspired Seashore Design in Maki'e and Silver Inlay East Asia · Japan, Muromachi period, early 15th century

'The Unicorn Rests in a Garden,' from the set known as the Unicorn Tapestries, woven about 1495–1505 in the Southern Netherlands from wool with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts; the gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1937, and displayed at The Met Cloisters.

“Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Adorned Buddha South Asia · 15th - 16th century

Bronzino's oil-on-wood portrait of an unidentified young man, painted in the 1530s; from the H. O. Havemeyer Collection, bequeathed by Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer in 1929.

“H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Manuscript Page from the Golestan of Sa’di Islamic world · 1526–1530

A richly decorated armor made for Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59), of steel worked with gold and silver over leather and textile, about 1555; its design attributed to Jean Cousin the Elder. Acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1939.

“Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Pine Forest East Asia · Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century

Diego Velázquez's oil portrait of Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), painted in 1650; acquired by the Museum in 1971 through purchase, funds, and exchange.

“Purchase, Fletcher and Rogers Funds, and Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from friends of the Museum, 1971” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer East Asia · Edo period, 17th century

Rembrandt's oil painting of the philosopher Aristotle resting his hand on a bust of Homer, painted in 1653; purchased in 1961 through special contributions and funds given by friends of the Museum.

“Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum, 1961” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Writing Box, Pontoon bridge design in "maki-e" lacquer East Asia · Edo period, 17th century

Johannes Vermeer's oil painting of a young woman holding a water pitcher beside an open window, painted about 1662; part of the Marquand Collection, the gift of Henry G. Marquand in 1889.

“Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Mere pounamu (greenstone striking weapon) "Amokura" Americas & Oceania · Māori, 1500–1820

A period room from an early-eighteenth-century house in Damascus, Syria, dated 1119 AH/1707 CE, its walls faced with poplar panelling worked in gesso relief with gold and tin leaf, glazes, and paint; the gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Fund in 1970.

“Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Fund, 1970” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Gold Seal 'Đại Việt Quốc Nguyễn Chúa Vĩnh Trấn Chi Bảo' South Asia · 1709, reign of Lord Nguyễn Phúc Chu

A grand piano built in Florence in 1720 by Bartolomeo Cristofori, of cypress, boxwood, paint, leather, and fir; from The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, given in 1889.

“The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — The Akan Drum Africa · early 18th century

Antonio Canova's over-life-size marble statue of the hero Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa, carved in 1804–6; acquired through the Fletcher Fund in 1967.

“Fletcher Fund, 1967” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Covered bencharong jar with na-khop and garuda-clutching-naga design South Asia · Rattanakosin period, 24th Buddhist century (c. 18th–19th century CE)

Katsushika Hokusai's color woodblock print of a great wave rising off Kanagawa, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, made about 1830–32 in the Edo period; from the Howard Mansfield Collection, purchased through the Rogers Fund in 1936.

“The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Ragamala South Asia · 1830 AD

Emanuel Leutze's monumental oil-on-canvas depiction of George Washington crossing the Delaware River, painted in 1851 and measuring over six metres wide; the gift of John Stewart Kennedy in 1897.

“Gift of John Stewart Kennedy, 1897” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — At a Window in the Artist's Studio Europe · 1852

A Kongo power figure (nkisi n'kondi) of the mangaaka type, made about 1880–1900 by a Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist) from wood, iron, resin, and other materials; acquired by the Museum in 2008 and displayed in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.

“Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Drs. Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Laura G. and James J. Ross, Jeffrey B. Soref, The Robert T. Wall Family, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Clyman, and Steven Kossak Gifts, 2008” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski Europe · 1890

John Singer Sargent's full-length oil portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, known as Madame X, painted in 1883–84; acquired through the Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund in 1916.

“The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1916 (16.53)” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Scandalized Masks Europe · 1883

Vincent van Gogh's oil-on-canvas landscape of a wheat field beneath a group of cypresses, painted in 1889; purchased with a gift from The Annenberg Foundation in 1993.

“Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993” In the museum’s words — collectionapi.metmuseum.org ↗ · quotation verified against the live page

Meanwhile — Bella Vista Americas & Oceania · 1889