Stamp seal
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The Stamp seal and the Cylinder seal are stone type seals, first made in the Fourth Millennium and probably earlier. They were made of a hard material (stone), and used to "impress" their "markings" (picture, inscription, etc.) into typically soft, prepared clay.
This discussion does not adddress the "authority" (i.e., authorization) of the Stamp seals, nor their themes (e.g., glyptic) or topics.
At the moment, the only references are the Tell Halaf stamps from the Halafian Culture in northern Syria on the Turkish border, and the much later LMLK stamps found primarily in Lachish.
See also
- For the "Stamp seal":
- * LMLK seals from Lachish, ca 700 BCE. (Also MMST, "LMLK seal" discussion.)
- * Tell Halaf
References
- Garbini. Landmarks of the World's Art, The Ancient World, by Giovanni Garbini, (McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, Toronto), General Eds, Bernard S. Myers, New York, Trewin Copplestone, London, c 1966. Numerous examples of the Cylinder seal; ( 3 ) separate Discussions (only) of "Stamp sealing". No seals, or impressions thereof.
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