ArtXIXe siècle
Bone-handled personal Hebrew seal from Galicia
Enrich the Great Bookחותם אישי בעברית בידית עצם מגליציה
Description
Small seal with a handle of turned bone or horn, whose metal matrix bears in mirror-image the owner's Hebrew name or initials. Used to sign documents and letters in wax or ink. A common personal object of Jewish merchants and notables in Central Europe.
Features
- Material
- Os et métal
- Provenance
- Galicie (Europe centrale)
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