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Seal of Constantine (imperial?) spatharios and chartoularios of the Thrakesioi (X/XI c.)

Seal of Constantine (imperial?) spatharios and chartoularios of the Thrakesioi (X/XI c.)

Byzantine

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

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 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

Seal of John archibishop of Bulgaria (XII c.)

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

Hadrian-John

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

Amalfi

Amalfi, 1875 - 1943

Robert David Gauley

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

Seal with Bird Figure

Seal with Bird Figure

Greek

Cylinder Seal: Horned Animal Attacked by a Bird-griffin

Cylinder Seal: Horned Animal Attacked by a Bird-griffin

Neo-Assyrian

Stamp seal

Stamp seal

Set of Five Teaspoons

Set of Five Teaspoons, active 1815 - 1830

Moses Morse

Seal of Kosmas, Bishop of Proussa

Seal of Kosmas, Bishop of Proussa

Byzantine

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

Vertical landscape of tall pine trees at the bottom cascading up into a mountainous landscape.　

River Landscape, 1697 - 1752

Sakaki Hyakusen 彭城百川

Lenticular Seal with Ring

Lenticular Seal with Ring

Minoan

Three-sided Seal

Three-sided Seal

Greek

Intaglio Gem in Scarab Form with Bull, set in a Hoop

Intaglio Gem in Scarab Form with Bull, set in a Hoop

Greek

Four-Sided Seal: Starfish, Warrior, Priest, and Woman

Four-Sided Seal: Starfish, Warrior, Priest, and Woman

Greek

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