
Scarab with Protective Sign
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC) · Green glazed steatite
Cleared · Public Domain
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438 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
374 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Scarab with Protective Sign
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age IIB-IIC) · Green glazed steatite
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Four Seasons: Summer
Pieter van der Heyden (d. 1572)
1570 · Print, engraving
Cleared · CC0
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Head of Akhenaten in the blue crown, sign traces at nape of neck
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1347–1330 BCE · Indurated limestone
Cleared · Public Domain
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Coin with Sign of Libra
Unrecorded maker
dated 1034 AH/1625 CE · Gold
Cleared · Public Domain
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Shop sign in the form of a key
Unrecorded maker
17th–18th century · Iron
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Sign of the Four Alls
Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)
1810 · Hand-colored etching
Cleared · Public Domain
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Craftsman by the Twelve Sign of Zodiac
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (d. 1861)
19th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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Craftsman by the Twelve Sign of Zodiac
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (d. 1861)
19th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Shop sign in the shape of a key
Unrecorded maker
17th century · Wrought iron, traces of gilt
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
The Art of Lettering and Sign Painter's Manual
Allen P. Boyce (d. 1884)
1878 · Illustrations: lithographs
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Moses - Sign in the Sky
Letterio Calapai (d. 1993)
1946 · Wood engraving
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
The Sign of the Fish
Peter Quennell
1960
In copyright
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