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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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Edging, 19th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/213339
Edging, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Edging, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Edging, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Edging, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Card Number 588, Mrs. Roach, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes, 1880s, by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/646488
Card Number 588, Mrs. Roach, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Kannon Slope of the Kiso Highway, 19th century, by Utagawa Hiroshige
Class: Paintings
Culture: Japan
Medium: Matted painting; ink and color on silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/40338
Kannon Slope of the Kiso Highway, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: promissory note for silver, ca. 515 BCE
Culture: Achaemenid
Medium: Clay
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/321766
Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: promissory note for silver, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: promissory note for silver, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Piece, late 17th–early 18th century
Class: Textiles-Dyed
Culture: Japan
Medium: Ground of bast fiber (asa)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/61829
Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Lamp, 5th–6th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware; molded
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447974
Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Coat of arms of a Pope of the Piccolomini Family, ca. 1460
Class: Sculpture-Architectural
Medium: Marble
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194521
Coat of arms of a Pope of the Piccolomini Family, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Jug, ca. 1880, by Christopher Dresser
Class: Ceramics-Pottery
Medium: Glazed earthenware
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/670812
Jug, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Jug, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Saint Theresa praying alongside Christ, who points upwards to God the Father and the Holy Spirit, 1635–1700, by Gilles Rousselet
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/816273
Saint Theresa praying alongside Christ, who points upwards to God the Father and the Holy Spirit, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Terracotta phiale (libation bowl), ca. 250–200 BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/246246
Terracotta phiale (libation bowl), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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The Queen of Sheba and Solomon, from Old and New Testaments, 1548, by Augustin Hirschvogel
Class: Prints
Medium: Etching
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/811461
The Queen of Sheba and Solomon, from Old and New Testaments, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), mid-5th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/683617
Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Tile, 1620–60
Class: Ceramics-Pottery
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/190875
Tile, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Battle Scene, n.d., by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
Class: Drawings
Medium: Red chalk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/388473
Battle Scene, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Mlle. Nisean, Paris, 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/405092
Mlle. Nisean, Paris, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Carpet, 17th century
Class: Textiles-Rugs
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447544
Carpet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Carpet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Carpet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Carpet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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Political "Blondins" Crossing Salt River, 1860, by Currier & Ives
Class: Prints
Medium: Lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/850675
Political "Blondins" Crossing Salt River, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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Abacus, late 12th century
Class: Sculpture-Architectural
Culture: French
Medium: Stone
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/472182
Abacus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Abacus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Abacus, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Glass gold-band mosaic bottle, 1st half of 1st century CE
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/249502
Glass gold-band mosaic bottle, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Glass gold-band mosaic bottle, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), late 6th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/756280
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Textile swatch to accompany letter, late 18th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/229887
Textile swatch to accompany letter, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Textile swatch to accompany letter, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Card 843, Eliza Long, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, ca. 1888, by Allen & Ginter
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/416059
Card 843, Eliza Long, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Set of six forks (part of a set), 1767–71, by Louis-Joseph Lenhendrick
Class: Metalwork-Silver
Medium: Silver gilt
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/237845
Set of six forks (part of a set), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Set of six forks (part of a set), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Set of six forks (part of a set), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Sarong, 19th century
Class: Main dress
Culture: Malaysia (Malayan)
Medium: silk, metallic thread
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/123890
Sarong, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Sarong, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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Carrie Turner, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 1890, by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/657350
Carrie Turner, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
January 4, 2026 at 4:14 AM