Getty Museum Super Bowl 2012

Super Bowl 2012 as recounted by the J. Paul Getty Museum and other art #superbowl fans on Twitter, February 5, 2012.

  1. *RAHRR*#superbowlsunday! Footbowl-shaped #superbowl with sculpted basketwork & flowers was probably used for potpourri bit.ly/7PNeLO
  2. Lidded Bowl, Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, Mennecy, about 1735. Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration
  3. RT@GettyMuseum *RAHRR* Footbowl-shaped #superbowl w/ sculpted basketwork & flowers probably used for potpourri bit.ly/7PNeLO
  4. Large, staring eyes on Greek, drinking #superbowl may have warded off evil & danger bit.ly/w2fimy #Booya!
  5. Wine Cup with Eyes, attributed to the Phineus Painter, Greek, Rhegion, South Italy, about 520 B.C. Terracotta 
  6. +1 RT @GettyMuseum: Large, staring eyes on Greek, drinking #superbowl may have warded off evil & danger bit.ly/w2fimy #Booya!
  7. Nice try. RT @GettyMuseum Large, staring eyes on Greek, drinking #superbowl may have warded off evil & danger bit.ly/w2fimy #Booya!
  8. @GettyMuseum I really am liking what you're doing with the superbowl tweets. Keep it up.
  9. Agate Glass Bowl, Unknown, Roman, possibly Eastern Mediterranean, about 75 B.C. - 100 A.D. Mosaic glass 
  10. “@GettyMuseum Colorful #superbowl may look like natural stone but it’s glass bit.ly/y8sJKU #arttouchdown!”
  11. @GettyMuseum Clever tweet! ;-) RT "Colorful #superbowl may look like natural stone but it’s glass bit.ly/y8sJKU #arttouchdown!"
  12. This bowl is better :D “@GettyMuseum: Colorful #superbowl may look like natural stone but it’s glass bit.ly/y8sJKU #arttouchdown!”
  13. Good one! #GetIn "@GettyMuseum: Colorful #superbowl may look like natural stone but it’s glass bit.ly/y8sJKU #arttouchdown!"
  14. Halftime Performance by Madonna
  15. Madonna of the Burning Bush, Georges Trubert, French, Provence, about 1480 - 1490. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment 
  16. Turns out I DO care bout the superbowl rt @GettyMuseum Colorful #superbowl may look like natural stone but it's glass bit.ly/y8sJKU

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