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Collection of ancient metal cloth, amphora fragments, and relief pieces from various historical periods, showcasing archaeological finds.

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment. Unknown
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment. Unknown
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Metal cloth French early 19th centuryAttic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment. UnknownRelief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre. ca. 1981-1975 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920. Dynasty 12Metal cloth early 19th century French. Metal cloth 214169Cattle Bell ca. 1850-89 German. Cattle Bell. German. ca. 1850-89. Brass plated iron sheet, leather. Germany. Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapperDrum 19th century Guyanese. Drum 501318Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre. ca. 1981-1975 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920. Dynasty 12Ostracon inscribed in Demotic ca. 600-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic. Ostracon inscribed in Demotic. ca. 600-30 B.C.. Pottery, ink. Late Period-Ptolemaic. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Medinet HabuAttic Black-Figure Neck Amphora Fragment. UnknownDisk Japan. Disk 60082Attic Black-Figure Hydria Fragment (comprised of 8 Joined Fragments). UnknownGarland (part of a set) 18th century French. Garland (part of a set). French. 18th century. Wood, gilt. WoodworkBead China. Bead 43130Hurdy-Gurdy 19th century German. Hurdy-Gurdy. German. 19th century. Wood, various materials.. Germany. Chordophone-Bowed keyboardBurnisher 1st millennium B.C. Iran. Burnisher 325580Sword pommel China. Sword pommel 42792From a Rough-Hews Briar-Root bouchon the bowl is Carefully Machined. July 28, 1954.Guibi. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Attic Red-Figure Column Krater Fragment. UnknownBell 1st century A.D. Italian (Ancient Roman) Small bells were worn by household pets or as jewelry (like the nearby bracelet bell).Lost-Wax Cast BellsThe art of lost-wax metal casting has been used on the west coast of Africa for centuries. The technique uses wax, traditionally beeswax, to create a form. Next, a clay mold is formed around the beeswax, and the wax is melted away. The final step involves pouring liquid metal into the clay mold and after it is cooled, breaking the clay. These small crotal and clapper bells were all formed using the lost-wax technique.. Bell. Italian (Ancient Roman). 1st century A.D.. Bronze. Padua, Italy. Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapperTextile Fragment mid-11th century. Textile Fragment 448031Patch Made 1000-1476 Peru. Tapestry and loop weaving. Simple Cloth, slit tapestry. . LambayequePiece 16th-17th century Italian. Piece 223746Man's Horned Toe Shoe Made 1501-1600 England. Leather .Seal with Lettering and Ankh. UnknownGold conical bead. UnknownGirdle pendant China. Girdle pendant 43048Bead China. Bead. China. Jade. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). JadePendant 7th-6th millennium B.C.. Pendant 327145Incomplete Ring. Culture: China. Dimensions: Diam. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Attic Vase Fragment. UnknownDish. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Boss ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Boss 326175Brayette and Buttock Defense. Culture: German. Dimensions: H. 27 1/2 in. (68.0 cm); W. 39 in. (100.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 15/32 in. (12.2 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 3/8 in. (9.6 mm).. Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ornaments for Manzhu Hat 18th century China. Ornaments for Manzhu Hat 60884Sword Blade China The gold and silver wire inlays on this blade depict animals moving through a stylized landscape. As in Han painting, naturalistic forms are reduced to quintessential linear expressions that vividly convey a sense of life and motion.. Sword Blade 49530Headdress Made 1801-1900 Austria. .Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (Tachi). Culture: Japanese. Dimensions: L. 32 7/8 in. (83. 5 cm); L. of blade 25 15/16 in. (65.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm); D. of curvature 5/16 in. (0.75 cm). Sword maker: Naganori (Japanese, active 13th century). Date: blade, late 13th-early 14th century; mounting, 18th-early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Shoe Made 1501-1600 England. Leather .Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Fragment of a Tunic 6th-7th century. Fragment of a Tunic 444324Attic Female Head Vase Fragment; Athens, Greece, Europe; 5th century B.C; Terracotta; 4.9 cm (1 15,16 in.)Attic Black-Figure Panel Amphora Fragment. UnknownReed Pipe 19th century Native American (Skittagetan). Reed Pipe. Native American (Skittagetan). 19th century. Wood. British Columbia, Canada. Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-pipeApulian Strap Handle Fragment. UnknownShoe Made 1501-1600 England. Leather .Bead China. Bead 43108Engraved Gem. UnknownA smear of shaving foam in the center on a black background with a razor and copy space, flat lay close-up. The concept of a male hairdresser, beauty salon, beard shaving.. A set of items for shaving a beard on a black background.Tambourin a Cordes 19th century French. Tambourin a Cordes 501609Plate A.D. 1st millennium Kushan or Islamic. Plate 327475Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Southern rubbish mounds, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Harness or bridle ornament or fitting () ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Harness or bridle ornament or fitting () 326210Fragment Made 1 CE-1532 Peru. plain simple cloth (old card) .Dish China. Dish 50559Ornament 18th century() Cambodia. Ornament 40989Taogu late 19th century Chinese. Taogu 502262Piece 19th century Japan. Piece 70419Maker's mark illegible, Caddy Spoon, 19th century, silver.Necklace ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Necklace 325290Fragment Germany. Fragment 43550No maker's mark, Caddy Spoon, 20th century, silver.Notched disc 13th-11th century B.C China. Notched disc. China. 13th-11th century B.C. Jade (nephrite). Shang (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.) or Western Zhou (1046-771 B.C.). JadeWreath fragment 18th century French. Wreath fragment. French. 18th century. Oak, gilded. WoodworkDosa 19th century Japanese. Dosa. Japanese. 19th century. copper, cord. Japan. Aerophone-Free Reed-mouth organAncient worked fragment Guatemala. Ancient worked fragment. Guatemala. Jadeite. JadeVase (Fang) 18th-19th century China. Vase (Fang). China. 18th-19th century. Bronze. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). MetalworkBowl. Culture: China. Dimensions: L. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Headdress Made 1801-1900 Austria. Embroidered with wired gold lace .Sleeve of Mail. Culture: German, Saxony. Dimensions: L. 15 11/16 in. (40.0 cm); W. 13 in. (33.0 cm); Diam. (outside) of links 3/16 in. (4.5 mm); Diam. (inside) of links 1/8 in. (2.9 mm). Date: 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tea jar with cover 18th century Japan. Tea jar with cover 63099Snuffers ca. 1780-90 British. Snuffers 195288Piece 1750-60 French. Piece 220474Bracelet China. Bracelet 42897Double vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Ritual object ca. 8th century B.C. Assyrian. Ritual object 324626Attic Red-Figure Amphora or Pelike Fragment. UnknownCope 16th century Spanish. Cope 463656Seal. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm). Date: 1725-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Pieces (2) Italian 19th centuryBead China. Bead 43144Nagphani late 19th century Indian Sargara, professional musicians of northwestern India, formerly used this serpentine-shaped, trumpetlike brass instrument at weddings and festivals.. Nagphani. Indian. late 19th century. Metal. Gujarat, India. Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / tromboneHistorical photograph, Rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), from: Karl Blossfeldt, Art Forms in NatureOrnament 17th century Japan. Ornament. Japan. 17th century. Iron. Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo period (1615-1868). MetalworkCarpet Fragment 16th century. Carpet Fragment 448221Wooden model. >>Ancient tools from Koryo (Goreyo) (Goreyo) dynasty. From left to right: candle scissors made of bronze. From Koryo (Goreyo) (Goreyo) dynasty (918-1392).Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn) 16th century German. Right Thigh Defense (Cuisse) with Knee Defense (Poleyn) 34867Girdle ornament China. Girdle ornament 42885Drum 19th century Soga people Uganda. Drum. Sogo people. 19th century. Wood, reptile skin. Uganda. Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drumCovered vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fragment ca. 1130-40 Catalan. Fragment. Catalan. ca. 1130-40. Stone. Made in present-day France. Sculpture-ArchitecturalRattle 19th century Zuni tribe. Rattle. Zuni tribe. 19th century. Gourd, wood, pebbles. New Mexico, United States. Idiophone-Shaken-rattleSpoon early 18th century German, Zittau. Spoon 188092 German, Zittau, Spoon, early 18th century, Silver, 7 in. (17.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897 (97.2.57)Ladle China. Ladle 52012Bronze helmet of Chalcidian type 2nd half of the 6th century B.C. Greek This type of helmet is called Chalcidian because early representations of it appear on so-called Chalcidian vases.. Bronze helmet of Chalcidian type. Greek. 2nd half of the 6th century B.C.. Bronze. Archaic. BronzesRing Japan. Ring 59759Hinge 1630-70. Hinge. 1630-70. Wrought ironTextile Fragment 3rd-4th century. Textile Fragment 443367Fragment of a Cup. Dimensions: 07.238.41a: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) W. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm) Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 g)07.238.41b: H. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm) W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm) Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g). Date: 17th-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.