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    438 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    374 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "The Sign of the Four Alls"12 records

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Scarab with Protective Sign by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by Pieter van der Heyden, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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 by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by Thomas Rowlandson, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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No 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

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No 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

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No 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

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No 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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