Met Miniatures

While our collection boasts many monumental masterpieces, it also contains a plethora of delightful tiny objects.
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Lingzhi mushrooms, Jade (nephrite), China Art, Antiques, China, Museums, Metropolitan, Twitter, Met Museum, Qing Dynasty, Ancient Chinese
Lingzhi mushrooms | China | Qing dynasty (1644–1911) | The Met
Lingzhi mushrooms, Jade (nephrite), China
Greek| Hellenistic | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Egypt, Ancient Jewelry, Pendant, Ancient Times, Ancient, Greek Culture, Greek
Pendant with Eros | Gold
Greek| Hellenistic | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Early Imperial | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Art, Roman, Ceramics, Ancient Greece, Mosaic Glass, Bead, Image Glass
Glass mosaic face bead | Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
Early Imperial | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Watch, Watchmaker: Firm of Frères Wiss et Menu (recorded 1787–1810) | Swiss, Geneva | The Metropolitan Museum of Art York, Pocket Watch, Art Nouveau, Bijoux, Antique Watches, Watchmaker, Antique Clocks, Pocket Watch Antique
Watchmaker: Firm of Frères Wiss et Menu | Swiss, Geneva
Watch, Watchmaker: Firm of Frères Wiss et Menu (recorded 1787–1810) | Swiss, Geneva | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
mid-4th-3rd century B.C. | The Met Archaeology, Phoenician, Vintage, Mascara, Ancient Jewels, Classical Period
Glass face bead | Phoenician or Carthaginian
mid-4th-3rd century B.C. | The Met
Brooch in the form of an owl head, Firm of Castellani, Gold, agate, Italian, Rome Metal Working, Collection, Owl, Museum Collection, Metropolitan Museum, Owl Head, Antique Jewelry
Firm of Castellani | Brooch in the form of an owl head | Italian, Rome | The Met
Brooch in the form of an owl head, Firm of Castellani, Gold, agate, Italian, Rome
Running horse amulet | Ptolemaic or Roman Period | The Met Horses, Graffiti, Croquis, Egyptian Art, Street Art, Amulet, Egyptian
Running horse amulet | Ptolemaic or Roman Period | The Met
Running horse amulet | Ptolemaic or Roman Period | The Met
Lucretia, Boxwood, German Statue, Sculptures, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Museum
Lucretia | German | The Met
Lucretia, Boxwood, German
Dragonfly amulet, Faience, paint Diy, Gouache, Crafts, India
Dragonfly amulet | Middle Kingdom | The Met
Dragonfly amulet, Faience, paint
250-300 A.D. | The Met Portrait, Medieval, Classic Image, Artwork
Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios | Roman
250-300 A.D. | The Met
early 15th century | The Met Paris, Alexandria, Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, St Catherine Of Alexandria, St Catherine, Catherine Of Alexandria, St Margaret
Saint Catherine of Alexandria | French
early 15th century | The Met
Hellenistic (2nd century B.C.) | The Met Gems, Chalcedony, Greek Jewelry
Chalcedony oval | Greek
Hellenistic (2nd century B.C.) | The Met
Attributed to Iran | The Met Century, Eastern Art, 19th Century, Mughal Paintings, Miniature Portraits, Royal Jewelry
Portrait of a Girl in a Round Pendant, late 18th-early 19th century
Attributed to Iran | The Met
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene; ca. 2250–2150 B.C.; Akkadian; Chert; Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed; Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941; (41.160.192); Human Figures,Hunting,Goats,Trees Cylinder, Cylinder Seal, Ancient Origins
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene; ca. 2250–2150 B.C.; Akkadian; Chert; Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed; Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941; (41.160.192); Human Figures,Hunting,Goats,Trees
Cylinder seal with cultic scene; late 9th - early 8th century B.C.; Assyrian; Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz); Stone-Cylinder Seals; Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1989; (1989.361.1); Goddess,Worshiping Ancient Artefacts, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient Near East
Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Cylinder seal with cultic scene; late 9th - early 8th century B.C.; Assyrian; Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz); Stone-Cylinder Seals; Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1989; (1989.361.1); Goddess,Worshiping