The time machine on Fifth Avenue
Portals to ancient empires
Treasures of the Pacific and early Americas
Behind the velvet ropes
themet Sort ancient artifacts into museum portals to discover how lost civilizations proved they existed.
themet Portals to Ancient Empires
Through the gates, through the gates, We step into the ancient world!
themet Meet the monumental stone guardians that watched over ancient Mesopotamian palaces.
Temple of Dendur: This ancient Egyptian temple is housed in a room with a giant glass wall so it can be seen illuminated from Central Park at night.
An ancient Assyrian protective deity, typically depicted with a bull's or lion's body, eagle's wings, and a human head. Two monumental stone figures from Nimrud, dating to 883 B.C., guard the entrance to the Assyrian gallery.
The Temple of Dendur was built during the reign of which Roman Emperor who ruled over Egypt?
What unique construction method was used to build the wooden structures of the Met's Astor Court?
The Astor Court inside the Met is a faithful replica of a garden from which Chinese city?
In which century was the Damascus Room, a highly decorated Ottoman Syrian reception room at the Met, constructed?
Which Egyptian goddess is honored alongside Isis in the carvings on the Temple of Dendur?
What mythical creature, with the body of a bull and wings of an eagle, guards the Met's Assyrian gallery?