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Posting objects from various museums, starting with the Metropolitan Museum of Art (more soon)! Bot by @evanbaldonado.com (posts tagged #MuseumObjects are automated). You may also enjoy following @paludarium.org. Donations: ko-fi.com/s/967ea41cfe

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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 4h
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) (second quarter 5th century BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 668520) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup) (second quarter 5th century BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 10h
Terracotta fragment of a pelike (jar) (470–450 BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 728635) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta fragment of a pelike (jar) (470–450 BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 16h
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 16h
Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant (late 18th century) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 68928) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Rank Badge with Silver Pheasant (late 18th century) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 22h
Mary Read, The Duel, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes (ca. 1888) Creator: Allen & Ginter 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 408882) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Mary Read, The Duel, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes (ca. 1888) by Allen & Ginter.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Piece (ca. 1818) Creator: Bannister Hall 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 221914) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Piece (ca. 1818) by Bannister Hall.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Copper alloy spearhead (ca. 2500–2000 BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 244153) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Copper alloy spearhead (ca. 2500–2000 BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Emmie Weathersby, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. (1889) by William S. Kimball & Company.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gold sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin) (6th–5th century BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 250987) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Gold sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin) (6th–5th century BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Beaker (part of a garniture) (ca. 1773) Creator: Bristol 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 203595) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Beaker (part of a garniture) (ca. 1773) by Bristol.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fragment of orphrey (15th century) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 216408) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Fragment of orphrey (15th century) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ram amulet (664–332 BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 558454) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Ram amulet (664–332 BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Vase with characters fortune (fu) and longevity (shou) (first half 19th century) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 45937) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Vase with characters fortune (fu) and longevity (shou) (first half 19th century) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I (ca. 1753–62) Creator: Thomas Chippendale 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 390494) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Two French Chairs, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I (ca. 1753–62) by Thomas Chippendale.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Faience aryballos (perfume vase) (6th century BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 253384) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Faience aryballos (perfume vase) (6th century BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Burgonet (mid-16th century) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 26544) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Burgonet (mid-16th century) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Coin (716–36 AH/1316–35 CE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 457630) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Coin (716–36 AH/1316–35 CE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dolphin Fountain Element (18th century) Creator: Anonymous, British, 18th century 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 363331) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Dolphin Fountain Element (18th century) by Anonymous, British, 18th century.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Linen mark (Type XXXV) (ca. 1961–1917 B.C.) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 561878) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Linen mark (Type XXXV) (ca. 1961–1917 B.C.) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"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) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
"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.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Untitled (Plant Study) (1870) Creator: Géza Mészöly 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 928056) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Untitled (Plant Study) (1870) by Géza Mészöly.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (ca. 1605) Creator: Anonymous, German, 17th century 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 334717) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (ca. 1605) by Anonymous, German, 17th century.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Valance, blue-resist textile (ca. 1725–75) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 13794) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Valance, blue-resist textile (ca. 1725–75) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brigadier General Francis V. Greene, U.S. Volunteers, from the "Generals" series (T63), issued by LeRoy Little Cigars (1898–1901) Creator: LeRoy Little Cigars 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 780188) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Brigadier General Francis V. Greene, U.S. Volunteers, from the "Generals" series (T63), issued by LeRoy Little Cigars (1898–1901) by LeRoy Little Cigars.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Relief panel (ca. 883–859 BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 322610) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Relief panel (ca. 883–859 BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Decorated base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (ca. 1537) Creator: Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 402824) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Decorated base, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (ca. 1537) by Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dress border (1805–15) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 226469) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Dress border (1805–15) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Design for a Fireplace with Frontal and Profile Views (1735–88) Creator: James Stuart 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 356252) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Design for a Fireplace with Frontal and Profile Views (1735–88) by James Stuart.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug)? (475–425 BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 733422) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug)? (475–425 BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Card 31, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes (1887) Creator: Allen & Ginter 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 418820) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Card 31, from the Girl Cyclists series (N49) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes (1887) by Allen & Ginter.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Studies of draped female and male figures; verso: Studies of draped female figures (18th–early 19th century) Creator: Bartholomaeus Ignaz Weiss 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 383903) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Studies of draped female and male figures; verso: Studies of draped female figures (18th–early 19th century) by Bartholomaeus Ignaz Weiss.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
String of small beads (ca. 1802–1450 B.C.) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 587609) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
String of small beads (ca. 1802–1450 B.C.) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sugar Bowl (1840–50) Creator: George B. Foster 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 7992) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Sugar Bowl (1840–50) by George B. Foster.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Study for "The Tribute Money" (1782) Creator: John Singleton Copley 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 13412) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Study for "The Tribute Money" (1782) by John Singleton Copley.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Design for a vessel (19th century) Creator: Anonymous, French, 19th century 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 392416) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Design for a vessel (19th century) by Anonymous, French, 19th century.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Study of an Old Woman from Magdeburg (1891) Creator: Adolph Menzel 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 460059) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Study of an Old Woman from Magdeburg (1891) by Adolph Menzel.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Terracotta oil lamp (ca. 40–100 CE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 241668) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta oil lamp (ca. 40–100 CE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Settee (ca. 1800) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 7388) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Settee (ca. 1800) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two Dogs, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (1558) Creator: Sebastiano di Re 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 403569) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Two Dogs, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (1558) by Sebastiano di Re.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Terracotta bowl fragment (1st–2nd century CE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 250470) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta bowl fragment (1st–2nd century CE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Plate 17, from the Fans of the Period series (N7) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands (1889) Creator: Allen & Ginter 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 406997) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Plate 17, from the Fans of the Period series (N7) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands (1889) by Allen & Ginter.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Good Samaritan (1857) Creator: Jules Laurens 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 377275) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
The Good Samaritan (1857) by Jules Laurens.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
[Two Women in Regional Dress; Seen From Front and Back] (1890s) Creator: Unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 901705) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
[Two Women in Regional Dress; Seen From Front and Back] (1890s) by Unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) (5th century BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 764290) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta fragment of a bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water) (5th century BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gold earring with disc and pendant (2nd century CE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 243191) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Gold earring with disc and pendant (2nd century CE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Alexander "Colonel" Ferson, Pitcher, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes (1889) Creator: Goodwin & Company 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 403078) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Alexander "Colonel" Ferson, Pitcher, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes (1889) by Goodwin & Company.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Scene in Nakasu, a District of Edo (1783) Creator: Torii Kiyonaga 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 57091) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Scene in Nakasu, a District of Edo (1783) by Torii Kiyonaga.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Terracotta fragment of a kylix: Band cup (drinking cup) (third quarter of the 6th century BCE) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 753057) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Terracotta fragment of a kylix: Band cup (drinking cup) (third quarter of the 6th century BCE) by unknown.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Jacket (1890s) Creator: unknown 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 107082) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Jacket (1890s) by unknown.
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