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seal-impression

Also known as: seal-impression; seal impression; stamp impression; stamp-impression
Related terms: sealing
Scope note: The impression of a seal either on a document (either directly in the case of clay tablets or via an originally attached lump of clay, metal or wax sealing in the case of parchments), or on soft material such as clay or plaster used to close doors, jars or packaging etc. The term 'stamped' should be entered where appropriate in the Technique field.
Broader terms: communications equipment; impression

8,189 related objects

album; seal-impression

Museum number: 1990,0626,0.1.295 |
Cultures/periods: x23192 Mughal dynasty |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:India |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

album; print; drawing; trade-card; tobacco-paper; seal-impression; bill-head; advertisement

Museum number: 1982,U.4528 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousPrint made by:Charles Sherborn |
Production date: 1730-1760 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

amphora; stopper; plug; seal-impression

Museum number: EA53953 |
Cultures/periods: x41013 Late Antique |
Production date: (late)4thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antinoupolis

amphora; stopper; seal-impression; plug

Museum number: EA53955 |
Cultures/periods: x41013 Late Antique |
Production date: (late)4thC-(mid)5thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Antinoupolis

boss; seal-impression; sealing

Museum number: 131744 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brak (Syria)

bowl; sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 125901 |
Cultures/periods: x14021 Jemdet Nasr |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brak (Syria)Excavated/Findspot:Chagar Bazar

box-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA53942,a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

brick; seal-impression

Museum number: 1849,0623.39

cast; seal-impression

Museum number: C.258

charm; seal-impression

Museum number: Af,+.1765 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Production date: 1750-1836 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

counterplate; seal-impression

Museum number: 1968,1202.1 |
Production date: 13thC |
Production place: Made in:France

cylinder; sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1998,1214.8 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Bronze AgeHittite |
Production date: 15thC BC |
Production place: Made in:Syria

cylinder seal; seal-impression

Museum number: 126377 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Brak (Syria)

dedicatory cone; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 73400 |
Cultures/periods: x14332 Late Babylonian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Sippar

disc; seal-impression

Museum number: 127697 |
Cultures/periods: x13931 Halaf |
Production date: 6000BC-5000BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arpachiyah

disc; seal-impression

Museum number: 127698 |
Cultures/periods: x13931 Halaf |
Production date: 6000BC-5400BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Arpachiyah

dish; plaque; seal-impression

Museum number: 1932,1008.191 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.325 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 108338 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Asia

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 105301 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Senkereh (Larsa)

docket; label; seal-impression

Museum number: 114866 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Iraq

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 86164 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 128433 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 138233 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 138232 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.345 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.338 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.333 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.330 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.334 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.343 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 128590 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.349 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.342 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.344 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.346 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.337 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.335 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 79375 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Sippar

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 102394 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Asia

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.339 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 102391 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Asia

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 105303 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Senkereh (Larsa)

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 108340 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Asia

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 110106 |
Cultures/periods: x14370 Old Babylonian |
Production place: Made in:Asia

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 112725 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Iraq

docket; label; seal-impression

Museum number: 114865 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Iraq

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 112795 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Iraq

docket; tablet; seal-impression

Museum number: 109983 |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur |
Production place: Made in:Iraq

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 138230 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.329 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.331 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.328 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.332 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.336 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 138229 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.327 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.347 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 138231 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 1931,1010.326 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

docket; seal-impression

Museum number: 128432 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

document; seal-impression

Museum number: EA84955 |
Cultures/periods: x13765 Classic Christian Period |
Production date: 1000-1100 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Qasr Ibrim (Nubia)

drawing; seal-impression

Title: Sir H. Smith |
Museum number: 1957,0708.2 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1840s

envelope; seal-impression

Museum number: 14864,a |
Authority: BIOG62972 Ruler:Shulgi |
Cultures/periods: x14626 Third Dynasty of Ur

figurine; replica; seal-impression; thread

Museum number: EPH-ME.36 |
Production date: 1990s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Mary

grave-marker; seal-impression

Museum number: Af.3408 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Egypt

jar; seal-impression

Museum number: EA23790 |
Cultures/periods: x13554 26th Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tell Dafana

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.828 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.829 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.831 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.826 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.830 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar; jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1928,1010.827 |
Cultures/periods: x14236 Mesopotamian |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35591 |
Cultures/periods: x13547 1st Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Djer

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35605 |
Cultures/periods: x13558 2nd Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Khasekhem

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35604 |
Cultures/periods: x13558 2nd Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Khasekhem

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA32646 |
Cultures/periods: x13547 1st Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Merneit

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35603 |
Cultures/periods: x13558 2nd Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Khasekhem

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35602 |
Cultures/periods: x13558 2nd Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Khasekhem

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124325 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124344 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124340 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124347 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124342 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124314 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124328 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124336 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA32660 |
Cultures/periods: x13547 1st Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Anedjib

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 1935,0112.74 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 119060 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ur (historic - city)

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124318 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124329 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124317 |
Cultures/periods: x105668 Ninevite 5 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124335 |
Cultures/periods: x13740 Chalcolithic |
Production date: 5500 BC - 3000 BC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124324 |
Cultures/periods: x105668 Ninevite 5 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124319 |
Cultures/periods: x105668 Ninevite 5 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124320 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: EA35601 |
Cultures/periods: x13558 2nd Dynasty |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tomb of Khasekhem

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124321 |
Cultures/periods: Ninevite 5Proto-Elamite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik

jar-sealing; seal-impression

Museum number: 124332 |
Cultures/periods: x14343 Ninevite |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouyunjik