Spoon

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bronze utensils are common burial objects. While they are similar in form, with narrow, pointed bowls and curved handles, the utensils on view here (22.141.20, .21, .22) were beaten from flat metal and not produced from molds, thus each is unique. Some of the spoons have a rounder, smaller bowl while others have been embellished with swallow-tail ends and incised designs.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art