Title: Chinese Antique Large & Heavy Han Style Jade Double Foo Dog Seal
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Period: Antiquity
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Item ID: 5075
LARGE AND HEAVY Western Han style Khotan white jade double foo dog seal. c. 206 BC - 9 AD or later. 12 cm height. 3 lbs. LARGE AND HEAVY Western Han style Khotan white jade double foo dog seal. c. 206 BC - 9 AD or later. 12 cm height. 3 lbs. Provenance: From the collection of an American business executive. Acquired from a reputable US Asian Art dealer in the 1980's or early 90's. In a US collection legally prior to the 2009 Memorandum Of Understanding with China that restricts import of Chinese antiquities. Carefully vetted by at least two experts in the field and comes with a lifetime guarantee of authenticity. PLEASE CONTACT US
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_seal
The stamp seal is a carved object, usually stone, first made in the 4th millennium BC, and probably earlier. They were used to impress their picture or inscription into soft, prepared clay.
Unfortunately, the device of the seal has seldom survived through time; it is usually only their impressions. A major exception are the cylinder seals made of stone, of which examples of their ancient impressions have survived as well, the majority being of clay tablets sealed as an authentication.
Different from the Minoan stamp-seals, the Indus stamp-seals probably have a different function from the stamp seals of the Minoan civilization, as they typically have script characters, with still undeciphered associations.
