Examples of seal in the following topics:
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- Harappans
were thought to have been proficient in seal carving, the cutting of patterns
into the bottom face of a seal, and used distinctive seals for the
identification of property and to stamp clay on trade goods.
- As
many as 600 distinct Indus symbols have been found on seals, small tablets,
ceramic pots, and more than a dozen other materials.
- Some Indus Valley seals show a
swastika symbol, which was included in later Indian religions including
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
- One
seal from Mohenjo-daro shows a half-human, half-buffalo monster attacking a
tiger.
- This seal was excavated in Mohenjo-daro and depicts a seated and possibly ithyphallic figure, surrounded by animals.
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- They also performed intricate handicraft, especially using products made
of the semi-precious gemstone Carnelian, as well as seal carving—
the cutting
of patterns into the bottom face of a seal used for stamping.
- In 1912, John Faithfull Fleet, an English civil servant working with the
Indian Civil Services, discovered several Harappan seals.
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- King John met with the leaders of the barons, along with their French and Scot allies, to seal the Great Charter (Magna Carta in Latin), which imposed legal limits on the king's personal powers.
- It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England, on June 15, 1215.
- One of four known surviving original copies of the Magna Carta of 2015, written in iron gall ink on parchment in medieval Latin, authenticated with the Great Seal of King John.
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- The Chinese character for "Tian," meaning "heaven," in (from left to right) Bronze script, Seal script, Oracle script, and modern simplified.
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- The extraordinary uniformity of
Harappan artifacts is evident in pottery, seals, weights, and bricks with
standardized sizes and weights, suggesting some form of authority and
governance.
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- The best surviving examples of Minoan art are its pottery and palace architecture with frescos that include landscapes, stone carvings, and intricately carved seal stones.
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- Various seals from Indus Valley Civilizations
bear resemblance to Rishabha, the first Jain as the visual representation of
Vishnu.
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- Their common desire to destroy the ambitions of Prussia and Great Britain and to help secure a definitive peace between them led them to seal their alliance with a marriage: in 1770, Louis XV formally asked the hand of Maria Antonia for his eldest surviving grandson, future Louis XVI.
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- This final attack sealed the Rus' principalities' fate, forcing princes to flee their regions or capitulate to Mongol taxation and rule.
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- His royal seal was to go to the Dauphin and his wedding ring to the Queen.