Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Antiquities| ▸ |Antiquities by Type| ▸ |Seals||View Options: | | | Both the objects used to make impressions and the impressions themselves are referred to as seals. Seal impressions served as a signature of the owner of the seal. Seals used to make impressions include cylinder seals and stamp seals. Often these seals are holed for stringing and some were probably never used to make impressions, but were rather worn as amulets. The most common form of seal impression is the bulla. A bulla (plural, bullae), is a lump of clay or lead molded around a cord and stamped with a seal that identifies the sender. With a bulla in place a container cannot be violated without visible damage to either the bulla or the cord, thereby ensuring the contents remain tamper-proof until they reach their destination. |
"LMLK handles" are from pottery jars which were stamped before firing with a seal that includes either a four-winged scarab or a two-winged disc, the ancient Hebrew phrase spelled Lamed-Mem-Lamed-Kaf, commonly pronounced "L'melekh," meaning "belonging to the king" above, and the name of one of the cities that served as a distribution center: HBRN (Hebron), ZP (Ziph), SWKH (Socoh), or MMST below. This handle is stamped with a two-winged disc and Het-Bet-Resh-Nun (HBRN = Hebron) below. For more information see The LMLK Research Website - http://www.lmlk.com/research/index.html. |
"LMLK handles" are from pottery jars which were stamped before firing with a seal that includes either a four-winged scarab or a two-winged disc, the ancient Hebrew phrase spelled Lamed-Mem-Lamed-Kaf, commonly pronounced "L'melekh," meaning "belonging to the king" above, and the name of one of the cities that served as a distribution center: HBRN (Hebron), ZP (Ziph), SWKH (Socoh), or MMST below. This handle is stamped with a two-winged disc and Zayin-Fay (ZP = Ziph) below. For more information see The LMLK Research Website - http://www.lmlk.com/research/index.html. |
"LMLK handles" are from pottery jars which were stamped before firing with a seal that includes either a four-winged scarab or a two-winged disc, the ancient Hebrew phrase spelled Lamed-Mem-Lamed-Kaf, commonly pronounced "L'melekh," meaning "belonging to the king" above, and the name of one of the cities that served as a distribution center: HBRN (Hebron), ZP (Ziph), SWKH (Socoh), or MMST below. This handle is stamped with a two-winged disc and Mem-Mem-Shin-Tau (MMST) below. For more information see The LMLK Research Website - http://www.lmlk.com/research/index.html. |
"LMLK handles" are from pottery jars which were stamped before firing with a seal that includes either a four-winged scarab or a two-winged disc, the ancient Hebrew phrase spelled Lamed-Mem-Lamed-Kaf, commonly pronounced "L'melekh," meaning "belonging to the king" above, and the name of one of the cities that served as a distribution center: HBRN (Hebron), ZP (Ziph), SWKH (Socoh), or MMST below. This handle is stamped with a four-winged scarab and Het-Bet-Resh-Nun (HBRN = Hebron) below. For more information see The LMLK Research Website - http://www.lmlk.com/research/index.html. |