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Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1987-1988

Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 1987–1988

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

1988

96 pages

102 illustrations

8.5 x 11 in

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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
Drawings
Prints and Photographs
Musical Instruments
Costume Institute
American Paintings and Sculpture
American Decorative Arts
Twentieth Century Art
Primitive Art
Asian Art

Met Art in Publication

Head of a female, Limestone or lime plaster, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — Head of a female
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE

Pin, Bronze, Iran — Pin
Iran
ca. 8th–7th century BCE

Bowl, Faience — Bowl
200–150 B.C. ?

Bronze kothon (vessel for perfumed oil)

Greek, Boeotian

5th century BCE

Terracotta stamnos (jar), Berlin Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta stamnos (jar)
Berlin Painter
ca. 490 BCE

Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action", Earthenware; white slip with black slip decoration under transparent glaze — Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
10th century

Terret (Rein Guide), Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Celtic or Roman — Terret (Rein Guide)
Celtic or Roman
1–100

Neck Ring (Torque), Copper alloy, Scandinavian — Neck Ring (Torque)
Scandinavian
600 BCE

Lamp Handle with a Griffin’s Head, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Lamp Handle with a Griffin’s Head
Byzantine
6th–7th century

Brooch with Intaglio of an Emperor, Star sapphire, pearls, gold, Ottonian (Rhineland (?)) (setting); Byzantine (intaglio) — Brooch with Intaglio of an Emperor
Ottonian (Rhineland (?)) (setting); Byzantine (intaglio)
ca. 950–1000 (setting); 337–50 (intaglio)

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, British — Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
British
ca. 1180

Chalice, Silver, silver gilt, translucent enamels, Catalan — Chalice
Catalan
ca. 1380–90

Panel with the Annunciation, Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint, Austrian — Panel with the Annunciation
Austrian
ca. 1390

Roundel, Pot-metal glass, colorless glass, and vitreous paint, Austrian — Roundel
Austrian
1390

Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Austrian
ca. 1390

The Presentation in the Temple, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — The Presentation in the Temple
Austrian
ca. 1390

The Baptism of Christ, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — The Baptism of Christ
Austrian
ca. 1390

Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Austrian
ca. 1390

The Agony in the Garden, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — The Agony in the Garden
Austrian
ca. 1390

Christ Before Pilate, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, Austrian — Christ Before Pilate
Austrian
ca. 1390

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