sculpture

An artful gift inspired by The Met collection. This striking sculpture reproduces a bronze horse figure (8th century B.C.) from Greece’s Geometric period (ca. 900 to 700 B.C.). The roots…

Selket is one of four ancient Egyptian goddesses whose figure is represented on Tutankhamun’s tomb to guard the king’s remains. This small sculpture reproduces her likeness as featured in the…

An artful gift for the museum lover. This striking tête or head sculpture pays homage to the abstracted likenesses created by Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920). In 1909, after Modigliani met…

This strikingly abstract sculpture was reproduced from an intriguing marble head of a woman, of a type that represents the first flowering of marble sculpture in prehistoric Greece. The original…

Ceramic Hippopotamus Sculpture Since its arrival at The Met in 1917, the charming Egyptian hippopotamus figurine affectionately known as “William©” (ca. 1961–1878 BCE) has been a Museum favorite. Like the…

An artful gift for the museum lover. This striking tête or head sculpture pays homage to the abstracted likenesses created by Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920). In 1909, after Modigliani met…

An artful gift for the museum lover. This trio of tête or head sculptures pays homage to the abstracted likenesses created by Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920). In 1909, after Modigliani…

Roman Marble Statue, Gifts for Poets The Museum’s sculpture of Thalia, the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry, is a reproduction of a second-century Roman original that resembles Greek models…

An artful gift . This small sculpture recalls François Pompon’s (French, 1855–1933) marble polar bear (ca. 1923) in The Met collection. Classically trained at the École des beaux-arts and the…

This amusing mini sculpture evokes a simple, round bowl (ca. 3900–3650 B.C.) in The Met collection. With two feet solidly attached to its underside, it is tipped slightly forward as…