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Source Description
Stamps and seals indicating ownership or manufacture were very important during the Early Byzantine period. Artisans and merchants applied stamps to their products, and people used them in homes to secure closets and chests. The loops on the back allowed the stamps to be worn as rings, making them always available. The Greek inscription on this example translate as "Health". The piece was used to seal large casks of wine.
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Document identity
localId
26650
label
Commercial Stamp
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
26650
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Commercial Stamp
description
Stamps and seals indicating ownership or manufacture were very important during the Early Byzantine period. Artisans and merchants applied stamps to their products, and people used them in homes to secure closets and chests. The loops on the back allowed the stamps to be worn as rings, making them always available. The Greek inscription on this example translate as "Health". The piece was used to seal large casks of wine.
provenance
Daniel M. Friedenberg, Greenwich, Connecticut and New York, ca. 1990, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1995, by gift.
date
6th-8th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
stamps
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
8.8
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 x L: 3 7/16 x D: 7/8 in. (2.4 x 8.8 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
Inscribed in Greek: Hygieia; [Translation] Health
med
copper alloy
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
BYZ
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none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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