Notable Acquisitions, 1982-1983

Notable Acquisitions, 1982–1983

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a foreword by Philippe de Montebello

1983

88 pages

124 illustrations

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Table of contents

About the authors

Foreword

Ancient Near Eastern Art
Egyptian Art
Greek and Roman Art
Islamic Art
Medieval Art and The Cloisters
Arms and Armor
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
European Paintings
Costume Institute
Musical Instruments
Drawings
Prints and Photographs
American Paintings and Sculpture
American Decorative Arts
Twentieth Century Art
Primitive Art
Far Eastern Art

Met Art in Publication

Votive or funerary stele, Alabaster (gypsum) — Votive or funerary stele
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

Standing male figure, Alabaster (gypsum) — Standing male figure
ca. late 1st millennium BCE

Head of a man, Alabaster (gypsum) — Head of a man
ca. 3rd–4th century CE

Naophorous Block Statue of a Governor of Sais, Psamtikseneb, Greywacke — Naophorous Block Statue of a Governor of Sais, Psamtikseneb
664–610 B.C.

Terracotta tripod kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)

Group of the Boeotian Dancers

2nd quarter of the 6th century BCE

Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Euthymides, Potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Euthymides, Potter
ca. 515 BCE

Bronze perirrhanterion (sprinkler), Bronze, Greek — Bronze perirrhanterion (sprinkler)
2nd half of the 4th century BCE

Album of Calligraphies Including Poetry and Prophetic Traditions (Hadith), Shaikh Hamdullah ibn Mustafa Dede Turkish, Main support: ink, watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Margins: ink, watercolor, and gold on marbled paper<br/>Binding: leather and gold — Album of Calligraphies Including Poetry and Prophetic Traditions (Hadith)
Shaikh Hamdullah ibn Mustafa Dede
ca. 1500

Portrait of Raja Man Singh of Amber, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — Portrait of Raja Man Singh of Amber
ca. 1590

Dagger with Hilt of Leafy Plants, Hilt: Nephrite<br/>Blade: Watered steel — Dagger with Hilt of Leafy Plants
ca. 1640

The House of Bijapur, Kamal Muhammad, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper — The House of Bijapur
Kamal Muhammad
ca. 1680

Fragment of a Floorspread, Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed — Fragment of a Floorspread
late 17th century

Oval Brooch, Copper alloy, gilt, Viking — Oval Brooch
900–1000

Round Box Brooch, Copper alloy, cast, selectively applied silver foil (OA XRD) ..., Viking — Round Box Brooch
1000–1100

Animal-Head Brooch, Cast copper alloy, gilt, Viking — Animal-Head Brooch
1000–1100

Elder of the Apocalypse, Copper: gilt; champlevé & cloisonné enamel: black, medium and lavender blue, turquoise, almond green, white and pinkish white, French — Elder of the Apocalypse
ca. 1100

Pax, Jet, Spanish — Pax
12th century (?)

Ring of Leontios, Gold, niello, Byzantine — Ring of Leontios
ca. 1000

Double Cup, Silver, gilded silver, and enamel, German or Bohemian — Double Cup
1325–50

The Man of Sorrows, Champlevé enamel, gilded copper, Italian — The Man of Sorrows
last quarter 14th century

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De Montebello, Philippe, Polly Cone, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, eds. 1983. Notable Acquisitions, 1982-1983. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.