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Double Insect Pendant, Gold or gold alloy, Early Quimbaya — Double Insect Pendant
Early Quimbaya
300 BCE–700 CE

Insect, Kenneth Callahan American, Brush and black ink on paper (recto and verso) — Insect
Kenneth Callahan
1959

664–332 B.C.

Scaraboid, insect (?)

ca. 1550–1295 B.C.

Ring: Insect, Dogon blacksmith, Brass, Dogon peoples — Ring: Insect
Dogon blacksmith
19th–20th century

Ring: Insect, Dogon blacksmith, Brass, Dogon peoples — Ring: Insect
Dogon blacksmith
19th–20th century

Insect Ornament, Gold (cast), Calima (Yotoco) — Insect Ornament
Calima (Yotoco)
1st–7th century

Insect Ornament, Gold (cast), Calima (Yotoco) — Insect Ornament
Calima (Yotoco)
1st–7th century

Amulet, flying insect (?)

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Gold Weight: Insect, Brass, Asante — Gold Weight: Insect
Asante
19th–20th century

Fan and Insect Cage, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Album leaf; lacquer on silver paper, Japan — Fan and Insect Cage
Shibata Zeshin

[Microscopic view of an insect], Alois Auer Austrian, Albumen silver print — [Microscopic view of an insect]
Alois Auer
ca. 1853

Insect Catcher and Potted Herbs, Ryūryūkyo Shinsai Japanese, Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper, Japan — Insect Catcher and Potted Herbs
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai
19th century

Netsuke with Decoration of Insect, Wood and metal (Monju type), Japan — Netsuke with Decoration of Insect
Japan
19th century

Evening stole, Cotton, insect, metallic, American — Evening stole
American
ca. 1860

Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people — Ceremonial Board (Malu)
Sawos people
19th century

Steatite Seal, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite Seal
Minoan
ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Incense Box with Autumn Grasses and Insect Cage, Gold, silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on black ground, Japan — Incense Box with Autumn Grasses and Insect Cage
Japan
mid-19th century

Page of Calligraphy with Scribbled Bird and Insect?, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper — Page of Calligraphy with Scribbled Bird and Insect?
16th–17th century

Caricature: Insect Couple, Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel Austrian, born Germany, Color lithograph — Caricature: Insect Couple
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel
Wiener Werkstätte
1911

A New Insect, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching — A New Insect
Thomas Rowlandson
William Humphrey
May 12, 1784

A Bouquet of Flowers, Clara Peeters Flemish, Oil on wood — A Bouquet of Flowers
Clara Peeters
ca. 1612

Advertisement for Insect Tongs, M. J. Baudry French, Engraving on green paper — Advertisement for Insect Tongs
M. J. Baudry
1886

Krishna Reddy

1955

Frieze with Eleven Birds and an Insect, Jan Collaert I Netherlandish, Engraving — Frieze with Eleven Birds and an Insect
Jan Collaert I
1590–1612

Brooch in the Form of a Cicada, Copper alloy, cast; copper alloy pin/spring, East Germanic — Brooch in the Form of a Cicada
East Germanic
350–450

Flower and Insect, Chen Zhifo Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper, China — Flower and Insect
Chen Zhifo
20th century

Ornament with insect, Bronze, Korea — Ornament with insect
Korea

Ornament with insect, Bronze, Korea — Ornament with insect
Korea

Clock, J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works American, Brass, earthenware, American — Clock
J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works
New Haven Clock Company
ca. 1882–85

Bronze handle of a patera (shallow basin) in the form of a youth, Bronze, Greek — Bronze handle of a patera (shallow basin) in the form of a youth
Greek
ca. late 6th century BCE

Gold box ring surmounted by a scarab, gold, Greek — Gold box ring surmounted by a scarab
Greek
ca. 330–310 BCE

"Xie Zhiliu", Chen Shendao Chinese, Balin soapstone, China — "Xie Zhiliu"
Chen Shendao
Dated 1993

Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books; ink, color, and mica (vol. 2) on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1788

Side Chair, Red maple, oak, American — Side Chair
American
1700–1720

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰, Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, One from a set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
probably 1823 (later edition)

Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰, Kitagawa Utamaro Japanese, One from a set of two polychrome woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰
Kitagawa Utamaro
probably 1823 (later edition)

The Young Fisherman, Henry Inman American, Oil on wood, American — The Young Fisherman
Henry Inman
ca. 1829

Small design with insect on leaf

George S. Pearson

ca. 1880–1900