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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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Terracotta chous, late 5th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/330006
Terracotta chous, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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The 'Virgin with the long thigh' sitting with the Christ Child, St John the Baptist and St Joseph, ca. 1518–19, by Marcantonio Raimondi
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/342750
The 'Virgin with the long thigh' sitting with the Christ Child, St John the Baptist and St Joseph, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Cuneiform tablet: record of oxen disbursements, ca. 2052 BCE
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
Medium: Clay
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/322445
Cuneiform tablet: record of oxen disbursements, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Cuneiform tablet: record of oxen disbursements, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Autumn (Scene in a Roman Garden), ca. 1874–79, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Class: Drawings
Medium: Graphite
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/785894
Autumn (Scene in a Roman Garden), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Satan Before the Throne of God, 1825–26, by William Blake
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/383466
Satan Before the Throne of God, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Dish
Class: Ceramics
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue (Arita ware)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/52299
Dish, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Calligraphy, by Gong Dingzi
Class: Calligraphy
Culture: China
Medium: Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/51383
Calligraphy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Doric base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", ca. 1537, by Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop
Class: Prints
Medium: Engraving
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/402786
Doric base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Plaque in the Form of a Slaughtered Ox, ca. 1153–1147 B.C.
Medium: Faience
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/549325
Plaque in the Form of a Slaughtered Ox, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Two alternate designs for an arch below a window, 1700–1780, by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Class: Drawings
Medium: Pen and brown ink over graphite; ruled and compass construction in pen and brown ink
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365569
Two alternate designs for an arch below a window, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Salt and pepper boxes, 1770–71, by Edme-Pierre Balzac
Class: Metalwork-Silver
Medium: Silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/200272
Salt and pepper boxes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Salt and pepper boxes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Salt and pepper boxes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Salt and pepper boxes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Landscapes with poems, 1688, by Gong Xian
Class: Paintings
Culture: China
Medium: Fifteen leaves from an album (1980.516.2a–c and 1981.4.1a–o) of eighteen leaves
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/36131
Landscapes with poems, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Landscapes with poems, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Landscapes with poems, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Landscapes with poems, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug), second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/733393
Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Tea Spoon, 1800–1830, by Thaddeus Keeler
Culture: American
Medium: Silver
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/8440
Tea Spoon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Armorial flask, mid-16th century
Class: Glass
Culture: Venetian or façon de Venise, possibly Saxony
Medium: Colorless (slightly gray) and opaque white nonlead glass. Blown, "vetro a retorti", enameled, gilt.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/461505
Armorial flask, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Stucco Fragment, probably 8th–12th century
Class: Stucco
Medium: Stucco; carved
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/740794
Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Invitation with vignette from "The First Born" (without text), 1887, by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
Class: Prints
Medium: Etching; proof
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/823400
Invitation with vignette from "The First Born" (without text), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Cuirass (Haramaki Dō), late 15th–early 16th century
Class: Armor Parts
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Iron, leather, silk, rayskin, lacquer, copper, horn
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22683
Cuirass (<i>Haramaki Dō</i>), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Fichu, mid-19th century
Culture: American or European
Medium: silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108150
Fichu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fichu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Fichu, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Pole glass (Stangenglas), first quarter 17th century
Class: Glass
Medium: Glass, pewter foot
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/207297
Pole glass (Stangenglas), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Carriage boots, ca. 1900
Culture: American
Medium: [no medium available]
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/104611
Carriage boots, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Carriage boots, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Pair of Ear Ornaments, Comma and Star, 8th–12th century
Class: Jewelry
Culture: Indonesia (Central Java)
Medium: Gold
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/64214
Pair of Ear Ornaments, Comma and Star, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Terracotta rim fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup), 460–450 BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/721719
Terracotta rim fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Terracotta rim fragment of a stemless kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), 15th century, by Bhadrabahu
Class: Paintings
Culture: India (Gujarat)
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/75116
Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Minnie Conway in Costume of a Polish Lady, from the set Actors and Actresses, First Series (N70) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–89, by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Class: Prints
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/422911
Minnie Conway in Costume of a Polish Lady, from the set Actors and Actresses, First Series (N70) for Duke brand cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM