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In the Presence of Kings: Royal Treasures from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the Presence of Kings: Royal Treasures from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nickel, Helmut

1967

44 pages

32 illustrations

7.5 x 9.5 in

This title is out of print.

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Helmut Nickel

Met Art in Publication

God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II, Meta-Greywacke — God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II
360–343 B.C.

Senwosret III as a Sphinx, Gneiss — Senwosret III as a Sphinx
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.

Broad Collar, Gold, carnelian, obsidian, glass — Broad Collar
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Head of a king, Silver, mercury gilding, Sasanian — Head of a king
Sasanian
ca. 4th century

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature, Gold, Achaemenid — Vessel terminating in the forepart of a fantastic leonine creature
Achaemenid
ca. 5th century BCE

Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin, Ivory, Assyrian — Figure of a man with an oryx, a monkey, and a leopard skin
Assyrian
ca. 8th century BCE

Head of a ruler, Copper alloy — Head of a ruler
ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water), Capodimonte Painter, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta volute-krater (vase for mixing wine and water)
Capodimonte Painter
ca. 320–310 BCE

Tomb Effigy Bust of Marie de France (1327-41), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux, Jean de Liège Franco-Netherlandish, Marble with lead inlays, French — Tomb Effigy Bust of Marie de France (1327-41), daughter of Charles IV of France and Jeanne d'Evreux
Jean de Liège
ca. 1381

The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France, Jean Pucelle French, Grisaille, tempera, and ink on vellum, French — The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France
Jean Pucelle
ca. 1324–28

Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass & stone cabochons, cloisonné enamel, elephant ivory with traces of gilding on pine support, Spanish — Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene
Spanish
late 11th century

Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen, Wool warp; wool, silk, metallic weft yarns, South Netherlandish — Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen
South Netherlandish
ca. 1440–50

Reliquary Shrine, Jean de Touyl French, Gilded silver, translucent enamel, paint, French — Reliquary Shrine
Jean de Touyl
ca. 1325–50

Double Virginal, Hans Ruckers the Elder Flemish, Pine, beech, poplar, mahogany, paint, gesso, metal, parchment, brass, Flemish — Double Virginal
Hans Ruckers the Elder
1581

Burgonet, Filippo Negroli Italian, Steel, gold, textile, Italian, Milan — Burgonet
Filippo Negroli
dated 1543

Shield of Henry II of France (reigned 1547–59), Steel, gold, silver, French — Shield of Henry II of France (reigned 1547–59)
French
ca. 1555

Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605),
Third Earl of Cumberland, Jacob Halder British, Steel, gold, leather, textile, British, Greenwich — Armor Garniture of George Clifford (1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland
Jacob Halder
1586

Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger French, White marble, French, Paris — Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger
Mme de Pompadour
1757

Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783

Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser German, Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna — Celestial globe with clockwork
Gerhard Emmoser
1579

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