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Lead Sealing

Roman

Lead Sealing

Lead Sealing

Roman

Lead Sealing

Lead Sealing

Roman

Etui with Seal

Etui with Seal

Unidentified Artist

Cylinder Seal

Cylinder Seal

Neo-Assyrian

Cylinder Seal

Cylinder Seal

Assyrian

Button Seal with Worshipping Figures to Left; Sasanian letters; Pahlavi Inscription of Top of Seal

Button Seal with Worshipping Figures to Left; Sasanian letters; Pahlavi Inscription of Top of Seal

Sasanian

An intaglio hematite object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with an image of a seated man with an arm bent up in front of him. He has a beard and is wearing a long skirt. There is an engraved circle with a star in it next to him.

Cylinder Seal: Presentation Scene

Mesopotamian

Oval hemispheroid stamp seal with cross design

Oval hemispheroid stamp seal with cross design

Anatolian

"... 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

Poem in Cursive Script

Poem in Cursive Script, 1705 - 1777

Yi Kwang-sa (also known as To-po-in; Wŏn-kyo)

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Lioness Carrying Prey

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Lioness Carrying Prey

Achaemenid

Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop

Scarab with a stag, set in a gold hoop

Italic

Signet Seal with Gold Leaf

Signet Seal with Gold Leaf

Greek

A long, tan painted scroll depicts a woman dressed in a layered robe at the bottom-center. She holds a small white flower close to her face. There are two, long vertical lines of Chinese writing to the top right.

Farewell to Spring Briar Roses, 1774 - 1829

Gai Qi 改琦

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Recumbent Bull with Bird Perched on Back

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Recumbent Bull with Bird Perched on Back

Achaemenid

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

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Galloping Quadruped

Cypriot

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

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