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Ancient Seals and Artifacts

Images of ancient sealing artifacts, including document seals and engraved pieces from various historical periods, emphasizing their historical significance.

Bliżej Kultury Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434), Mint of Kraków
Bliżej Kultury Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434), Mint of Kraków
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Female Head. UnknownSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565770Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565893Document Sealing with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, West magazines, MMA excavations, 1911-12. Dynasty 18Engraved Scaraboid. UnknownFemale Head. UnknownSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 2030-1640 B.C.. Clay (unfired). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid complex of Senwosret I, north temple gateway, MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 12-13Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, No exact find spot determined, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560468Bliżej Kultury Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434), Mint of KrakówBlack Clay Seal. UnknownFragment of a Pahlavi inscription using Middle Persian script ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian. Fragment of a Pahlavi inscription using Middle Persian script 324227Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560314Female Head. UnknownSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565389Female Head. UnknownUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownFemale Head. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560366Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26The nation, the law, the king, July 14, 1790 The nation, the law, the king, July 14, 1790. Etain, 1790.Fragment imadła amfory ze stemplem. unknown, potter's workshopSealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 546588Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, MMA excavations, 1910-12; Presumably from West Villas, West Villa B. Dynasty 18Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, West Villas, West Villa B, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, West Villas, West Villa B, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Sealing with stamp seal impression: confronted sphinxes ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Sealing with stamp seal impression: confronted sphinxes 323614Bliżej Kultury Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434), Mint of KrakówSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13Crescent-Shaped Drill ca. 2649-2100 B.C. Old Kingdom. Crescent-Shaped Drill. ca. 2649-2100 B.C.. Stone. Old Kingdom. From Egypt, Fayum, Qasr el-Sagha, BSAE/Caton-Thompson excavations, 1924-26Female Head. UnknownRaised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone, varnish. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber E. wall; 2nd register, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26Mud jar sealing Predynastic, Late Naqada III-Early Dynastic Period ca. 3200-2650 B.C.Female Head Fragment. UnknownDocument Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, MMA excavations, 1910-12; Presumably from West Villas, West Villa B. Dynasty 18Human Figure Fragment. UnknownUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownHead with Melon Coiffure. UnknownBliżej Kultury Justyn I (518 527), Antioch MintCanosan Oinochoe Fragment. UnknownAE. FanagoriaRelief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre. ca. 1981-1975 B.C.. Limestone, paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), MMA excavations, 1920. Dynasty 12Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, West magazine, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment. UnknownUnattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownArmor plates ca. late 8th-late 7th century B.C. Assyrian. Armor plates 324388Fragment of Vase ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Fragment of Vase. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Faience. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Clay jar sealing Clay jar sealing impressed with name of Khasekhemwy ca. 2650 B.C. Early Dynastic Period. Clay jar sealing Clay jar sealing impressed with name of Khasekhemwy 547399Unattributed Trebizond Coin. UnknownUnrecognizable oxidized coin, coin money swap soil found copper brass, Highly pruned archeology Rotterdam Kralingen-Crooswijk Kralingen East Honingerdijk pay Soil discovery: Honingerdijk.Four sealings ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Four sealings 546591Female Head Fragment. UnknownFemale Head Fragment. UnknownCoin 9th century. Coin. 9th century. Copper. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. CoinsArrowhead ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Arrowhead 325194Lead disk with a hole in the center 6th-5th century B.C. Greek, Laconian Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.. Lead disk with a hole in the center 251722 Greek, Laconian, Lead disk with a hole in the center, 6th5th century B.C., Lead, Diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924 (24.195.156)Votive Plaque 15th-17th century Tibet (Central Asia). Votive Plaque 38865Fragment imadła amfory ze znakiem garncarskim. unknown, potter's workshopBliżej Kultury Mint of Kraków, Władysław Jagiełło (CA 1351 1434)Right chest of Akhenaten prostrate, with Aten cartouches ca. 1352-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Right chest of Akhenaten prostrate, with Aten cartouches 549639Female Head. UnknownFemale Head. UnknownSherd ca. 18th-17th century B.C.. Sherd 327055Elbow () ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Elbow () 549958Loom-Weight. UnknownAttachment. UnknownCoin ca. 797. Coin 457620Lazio Latina Sezze Antiquarium Comunale21. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia54. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565403Drohiczyn seal. unknown, managerSealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323442Ex-Voto Shaped Green Bronze Eye Ex-voto-shaped green bronze, Gallo-Roman "bronze.Funerary Cone ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Funerary Cone. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18bone engraved with deep engraving technique, horse hindquarter, paleolithic furniture art, San Felices de Buelna, Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, SpainDocument Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, West magazine, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323284Small pisolitic bauxite axe 5th-4th millennium B.C. Cretan Celt.. Small pisolitic bauxite axe 251560 Cretan, Small pisolitic bauxite axe, 5th4th millennium B.C., Haemaetite, L. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Funds from various donors, 1924 (24.150.12)Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560483Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment. Makron (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 480 B.C.)Document Sealing ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, no exact location recorded, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18Meldis Bronze (Meaux) Bronze Meldis (Meaux). Bronze medal. Imprecized identification.Coin 8th-9th century. Coin. 8th-9th century. Copper. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. CoinsSealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323320Pin ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran. Pin 322886Drohiczyn seal. unknown, managerFragment imadła amfory ze stemplem. unknown, potter's workshopFragments of a Small Ribbed Kyathos. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 564859Button. UnknownSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560348Female Head. UnknownPyramidal stamping device 7th-6th millennium B.C.. Pyramidal stamping device. 7th-6th millennium B.C.. Chlorite, black. Neolithic-Chalcolithic. Northern Syria or northern MesopotamiaAttachment. UnknownMINERAL - CONGLOMERADO ROJIZO - FOTO AÑOS 70.Plaque with horned animal ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran This bronze plaque has an image of a horned recumbent animal, possibly an ibex. The image is surrounded by a border of raised dots. The plaque was hammered from a single sheet of bronze. It has no attachment holes, making it unclear what purpose it served. Possibly it was made as a votive.This plaque was excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. It was found in a structure interpreted as a sanctuary and was thus probably an offering to a god.The ibex is a distinctly Iranian motif, as they are native to the Zagros Mountains of western Iran, but did not live, for example, on the plains of Mesopotamia. Thus they are a marker of the unique, mountain identity of the people living in western Iran during the Iron Age.. Plaque with horned animal 323972Pendant China. Pendant. China. Jade. Ming dynasty (1368-1644). JadeSealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 564856Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323352Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560467