OpenGlyph — Catalogue of the American Public DomainJurisdiction: United StatesRev. 2026.08
Images / art

Two archives, queried live.

Every record below comes from The Met or Smithsonian Open Access and was filtered on that archive’s own rights field before it reached this page. 24 shown for “Scarab Decorated with a Scroll” — 64 records examined, 1 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-08-30 13:19 UTC · fetched live for this request

Object
Public domainThe Met’s isPublicDomain field is true for this object.
CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian’s metadata_usage.access reads CC0 — a waiver, not an expired term.
Not shownAnything failing its archive’s rights field is dropped server-side and never appears here.
Scarab Decorated with a Scroll

Scarab Decorated with a Scroll

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1981–1850 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
Tea Bowl and Saucer with "Hausmaler" Decor, by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present

Tea Bowl and Saucer with "Hausmaler" Decor

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present · 1720–1730

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Bottle with Peony Scroll

Bottle with Peony Scroll

Artist not stated in the record · mid-14th century

Public domainThe Met
Ring, Cane Handles and Seal Designs, by Pierre Moreau, French, 1722 – 1798

Ring, Cane Handles and Seal Designs

Pierre Moreau, French, 1722 – 1798 · 1771

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab Decorated with Scroll Design

Scarab Decorated with Scroll Design

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1850–1640 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
Two-Handled Tureen with Scroll and Shell Decoration

Two-Handled Tureen with Scroll and Shell Decoration

Artist not stated in the record · mid- 18th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Pair of vases

Pair of vases

Artist not stated in the record · mounts ca. 1760–70, porcelain early 18th century

Public domainThe Met
Ring, Cane handles and Seal Designs, by Pierre Moreau, French, 1722 – 1798

Ring, Cane handles and Seal Designs

Pierre Moreau, French, 1722 – 1798 · 1771

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab

Scarab

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1491–1473 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Ceiling Design, by Nicolas Pineau, French, 1684-1754

Ceiling Design

Nicolas Pineau, French, 1684-1754 · ca. 1730

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1740–1640 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
Porte Cochere avec Entresol, necessaire aux Sculpteurs et Menuisiers, by Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794

Porte Cochere avec Entresol, necessaire aux Sculpteurs et Menuisiers

Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794 · ca. 1768

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab

Scarab

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1491–1473 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Knife

Knife

Artist not stated in the record · 1550–1600

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab

Scarab

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1491–1473 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Covered Milk Jug, by Doccia Porcelain Factory, Italian, established 1735

Covered Milk Jug

Doccia Porcelain Factory, Italian, established 1735 · 1780–1800

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1740–1640 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
"Assyrian Head" Pattern Cheese Scoop, by Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898

"Assyrian Head" Pattern Cheese Scoop

Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898 · 1885–86

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab Ring of Ruiu

Scarab Ring of Ruiu

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1504–1447 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Tile

Tile

Artist not stated in the record · 18th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab

Scarab

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1491–1473 BCE

Public domainThe Met
Tablespoon with Scrolling Acanthus Leaf Handle

Tablespoon with Scrolling Acanthus Leaf Handle

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1680–90

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Scarab Decorated with Scrolls

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1760–1670 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
Cartel Clock Case Design, by Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742

Cartel Clock Case Design

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742 · 1738

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
What was queried

Where these records came from.

Two archives are wired, and only two. Each one is filtered on its own rights field — never on a title match, and never on the presence of an image file.

  • The Met Collection API (Open Access)Rights field: isPublicDomain. 1397 matched · 24 examined · 1 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where isPublicDomain === true and a file URL was published.12 shown
  • Smithsonian Open Access API (api.si.edu)Rights field: content.descriptiveNonRepeating.metadata_usage.access. 1884208 matched · 40 examined · 0 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where metadata_usage.access === "CC0" and an image resource was published.12 shown

These figures describe the pass run at 2026-08-30 13:19 UTC, during this request. A completed pass is kept for 24 hours and replayed for an identical search, which is what keeps repeated queries inside Smithsonian’s 30-requests-per-hour allowance. A pass in which either archive failed to answer is never kept — an outage must not be replayed as though it were a finding about the catalogue.

Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress are deliberately not wired. Wikimedia was confirmed, on a live query, to return CC-BY material inside the same result set as genuine public domain works, and filtering it safely has not been designed yet. loc.gov was blocked by bot detection during the source evaluation, so its rights vocabulary has never been observed — and nothing here is built on a field nobody has read.

An image file is a rights claim. It never travels without its field.