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Love the many depictions of cats one can find at The Met. I am especially fond of this one because I feel the artist was inspired by a beloved cat.
#TheMet #Art #ArtSky #EgyptianArt #Museum #AncientEgypt #Cat #CatArt

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September 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Emmie Weathersby, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (1889)
Creator: William S. Kimball & Company

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 717197)

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Emmie Weathersby, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (1889) by William S. Kimball & Company.
September 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Gold sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin) (6th–5th century BCE)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 250987)

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Gold sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin) (6th–5th century BCE) by unknown.
September 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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Irão — Cantora iraniana recebe pena severa por cantar em público #Instagram #Irão #News
Irão condena cantora a 74 chicotadas e proibição de cantar
A cantora iraniana foi condenada a 74 chicotadas e proibida de cantar após ter sido julgada pela seção 16 do Tribunal de Recurso da província de Qom. A decisão foi divulgada na sexta-feira, após a art… · Photo : themet · CC0 · Rawpixel
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September 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Beaker (part of a garniture) (ca. 1773)
Creator: Bristol

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 203595)

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Beaker (part of a garniture) (ca. 1773) by Bristol.
September 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Fragment of orphrey (15th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 216408)

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Fragment of orphrey (15th century) by unknown.
September 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Ram amulet (664–332 BCE)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 558454)

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Ram amulet (664–332 BCE) by unknown.
September 26, 2026 at 6:58 AM
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John Singer Sargent, Two Children in Landscape, Mürren (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook), 1870 #themet #metmuseum.
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John Singer Sargent, Two Children in Landscape, Mürren (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook), 1870 #themet #metmuseum
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September 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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John Singer Sargent, Two Children in Landscape, Mürren (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook), 1870 #themet #metmuseum
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Vase with characters fortune (fu) and longevity (shou) (first half 19th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 45937)

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Vase with characters fortune (fu) and longevity (shou) (first half 19th century) by unknown.
September 26, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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Two French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I (ca. 1753–62)
Creator: Thomas Chippendale

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 390494)

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Two French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I (ca. 1753–62) by Thomas Chippendale.
September 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Paul Klee, Rider Unhorsed and Bewitched, 1920 #themet #paulklee.
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Paul Klee, Rider Unhorsed and Bewitched, 1920 #themet #paulklee
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September 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Paul Klee, Rider Unhorsed and Bewitched, 1920 #themet #paulklee
September 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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RE: https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed/117331978367868234

He was a well off White Man so the Press are giving a fuck.

This wouldn't happen for you or I if the Met fucked up....

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September 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Faience aryballos (perfume vase) (6th century BCE)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 253384)

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Faience aryballos (perfume vase) (6th century BCE) by unknown.
September 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Burgonet (mid-16th century)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 26544)

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Burgonet (mid-16th century) by unknown.
September 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Coin (716–36 AH/1316–35 CE)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 457630)

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Coin (716–36 AH/1316–35 CE) by unknown.
September 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Dolphin Fountain Element (18th century)
Creator: Anonymous, British, 18th century

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 363331)

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Dolphin Fountain Element (18th century) by Anonymous, British, 18th century.
September 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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#NewYorkCity #NewYork #opera #TheMet #free
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Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
September 24, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Linen mark (Type XXXV) (ca. 1961–1917 B.C.)
Creator: unknown

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 561878)

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Linen mark (Type XXXV) (ca. 1961–1917 B.C.) by unknown.
September 24, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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"The Coronation of the Infant Shapur II", Folio 538r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp (ca. 1525–30)
Creator: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 452168)

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"The Coronation of the Infant Shapur II", Folio 538r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp (ca. 1525–30) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi.
September 24, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Untitled (Plant Study) (1870)
Creator: Géza Mészöly

🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 928056)

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Untitled (Plant Study) (1870) by Géza Mészöly.
September 24, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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In another life I would like to have been a potter.

From the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s
#food #ceramics #art #themet
A graceful plate with a scalloped (?) edge and a concentric lattice circle that leads the eye into the very centre of the plate, each intersection of the lattice has a small red flower Image in the public domain From the Met description: Plate, Manufactory Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg Russian 1755–60 Hard-paste porcelain This plate is from the factory's first table service, made for the empress about 1756–60. Every piece was decorated with a graceful molded trellis pattern, which suggests they were part of a dessert service, perhaps to be used in summer." More: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/204533 A round plate with gold rim and various images depicting the story of King Midas in bold colours of yellow, green and blue. At the centre is a coat of arms held by two cupids. Image in the public domain From the Met description Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas Nicola da Urbino. Italian ca. 1520–25 Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) This plate belongs to a service commissioned by Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, as a gift for her mother, Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua.The center of this dish shows Isabella's coat of arms surrounded by three of her personal emblems: a musical scroll, a candelabrum with one lit candle, and a bunch of lottery tickets. On the rim is a portrayal of the musical contest between Apollo and Pan judged by King Midas, a subject recounted in Ovid's "Metamorphoses." More information: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459198 A dish in colours of cobalt, deep teal green and burnt red. The rim is decorated with intricate dots and flowers. The centre depicts various flowers and a bird sitting on a branch on the left. From the Met description: Dish Depicting Two Birds among Flowering Plants ca. 1575–90 Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze Turkish Two small birds are perched within the tangle of carnation, tulip, and hyacinth stems on this colorful plate. A popular literary Ottoman literary trope, bird and flower designs were a pervasive decorative element on Iznik pottery of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. More: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451490 A highly intricately decorated basin in golds and navy blues Image in the public domain From the Met description: Basin Master Potter A ca. 1650. tin glazed earthenware. Mexican. Made by an artist who marked it with the initial “A,” this flat-bottomed lebrillo is decorated with a bold pattern of cobalt blue lines whose interstices are filled with fine black lines and dots that imitate lacework. The inscription encircling the rim of the basin indicates that it was made for the sole purpose of washing purificators, the altar linens used to wipe the Eucharistic chalice after Communion. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/674
September 24, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Piet Mondrian, Field Bordered by Trees, ca. 1907–8 #pietmondrian #themet.
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Piet Mondrian, Field Bordered by Trees, ca. 1907–8 #pietmondrian #themet
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September 23, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Piet Mondrian, Field Bordered by Trees, ca. 1907–8 #pietmondrian #themet
September 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM