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Object numberP3349

TitleChinese seal stamp

DescriptionChinese seal stamp made of soapstone, described by Adam Arbuthnot of Peterhead as "dug up from the ruins of Canton when burned down about 300 years ago". The seal carries an inscription in lesser seal script, and there are traces of the red cinnabar paste used as ink still evident on the seal face. These seals were used for all official and legal documents and also as personal seals in Bronze Age China.

Production periodBronze Age

Object nameseal stamp

Materialsoapstone

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