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Seal of the proedros (= archbishop rather than metropolitan) of Corfou (XI c.)

Seal of the proedros (= archbishop rather than metropolitan) of Corfou (XI c.)

Byzantine

Seal of Peter archbishop of Thessalonica (VIII c.)

Seal of Peter archbishop of Thessalonica (VIII c.)

Byzantine

Seal of Nikephoros Batatzes, magistros, vestes, and doux of all the West (XI c.)

Seal of Nikephoros Batatzes, magistros, vestes, and doux of all the West (XI c.)

Byzantine

Seal of George bishop of Sagalassos (X/XI c.)

Seal of George bishop of Sagalassos (X/XI c.)

Byzantine

Orchid and Rock: The Essence of a Gentleman (Kunja Munjong)

Orchid and Rock: The Essence of a Gentleman (Kunja Munjong), 1855 - 1921

Kim Ŭng-wŏn (also spelled Gim Eung'won; also known as So-ho and Ch'ŏn-ram)

Amalfi

Amalfi, 1875 - 1943

Robert David Gauley

A color print shows a flowering poppy plant with an insect hovering above; Chinese writing and a seal are to the right.

Poppies and Insect, from the Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (Jieziyuan Huapu 芥子園畫譜), Part 3: Grasses, Insects, and Flowers, Vol. 1

Chinese

Seal with Bird Figure

Seal with Bird Figure

Greek

Boulloterion (Sealing Device): Obv: Inscription with Invocation and Owner's Name and Title; Rev: Bust of Saint Nicholas

Boulloterion (Sealing Device): Obv: Inscription with Invocation and Owner's Name and Title; Rev: Bust of Saint Nicholas

Byzantine

Seal of John archibishop of Bulgaria (XII c.)

Seal of John archibishop of Bulgaria (XII c.), 1143 - 1164

Hadrian-John

Seal of John Kommenos, doux of Dyrrachion, son of the Sebastokrator (XI/XII c.; shortly after 1091/2)

Seal of John Kommenos, doux of Dyrrachion, son of the Sebastokrator (XI/XII c.; shortly after 1091/2)

Byzantine

Stamp seal

Stamp seal

Set of Five Teaspoons

Set of Five Teaspoons, active 1815 - 1830

Moses Morse

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Seal of Athanasius I, Oecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Byzantine

Lead Seal of Anna Doukaina, Sebaste

Lead Seal of Anna Doukaina, Sebaste

Byzantine

Seal of Kosmas, Bishop of Proussa

Seal of Kosmas, Bishop of Proussa

Byzantine

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Cylinder Seal: Banquet and Animals

Cylinder Seal: Banquet and Animals

Mesopotamian

Cylinder Seal: "Temple and Herd"

Cylinder Seal: "Temple and Herd"

Mesopotamian

Cylinder Seal: Figure Holding a Crook Faces a Female Deity; Antelope, Griffin, and Lions"

Cylinder Seal: Figure Holding a Crook Faces a Female Deity; Antelope, Griffin, and Lions"

Syrian

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