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Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Cypriot

A variety of large and small seashells rest on sand with a small wave in the background.

Flower Shells (Hanagai), Ark Shells (Akagai) and Squirting Shells (Shiofukigai), from the series A Set of Shells (Kaizukushi), 1780-1850

Totoya Hokkei 魚屋北渓

"... And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals."

"... And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.", 1840 - 1916

Odilon Redon

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Crouching Sphinx

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Crouching Sphinx

Phoenician

Dragon and Tiger

Dragon and Tiger, 1784 - 1837

Yokoyama Kazan

Crossing the Bridge

Crossing the Bridge

Chinese

Chrysanthemum and Grasses

Chrysanthemum and Grasses, active 1806

Matsudaira Setsuen

The Kiss of Death

The Kiss of Death, 1944 - 2024

Rebecca Horn

Stamp Seal: Walking Lion

Stamp Seal: Walking Lion

Achaemenid

A mountainous landscape an either side with trees. Deep blue at the top and in the center with a white crescent.

Bow-shaped Crescent Moon (Yumiharizuki), from the series Twenty-eight Views of the Moon (Tsuki nijū hakkei no uchi), 1797 - 1858

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

Aureus of Tiberius, Lugdunum, r. 14-37 CE

Tiberius

An off-white intaglio sintered quartz object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with lines that form the shape of an animal with large antlers. Along the top edge are carved lines that make a swirling, circular pattern. Along the bottom edge are carved lines that make a geometric band.

Cylinder Seal: Figures Flanking a Tree

Hurrian

A clay object that is rectangular in shape and has been impressed in images of standing men and inscripted symbols. It is light red in color.

Tablet Case with Inscription and Multiple Seal Impressions

Mesopotamian

Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3

Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3

Japanese

Squirrels and Grapevine

Squirrels and Grapevine, late 19th - early 20th century

Bai Haonian

Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons (painting, verso; Shi'a seals, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Solomon Enthroned with Angels, Beasts, and Demons (painting, verso; Shi'a seals, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

X-radiograph(s) of "Chinese Scroll"

X-radiograph(s) of "Chinese Scroll"

Hanging scroll painting of gnarled tree

The Guardian of the Valley, 1282 - 1328

Li Shixing 李士行

Fan with painting of trees and mountains

Autumn Landscape, 1577 - c. 1652

Zhang Hong 張宏

A wide brimmed hat rests on right with leafy plants on and alongside it, with calligraphy across the lower half.

Traveling Hat with Spring Greens, 1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

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