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<p>__NOTOC__<a href="page.php?w=Image%3AScarab%C3%A9e_-_cachet_-_1700-1550_av._J.-C._-_J%C3%A9richo_palais_-_Louvre_-_AO_17132.jpg">thumb</a>The <b>stamp seal</b> (also <b>impression seal</b>) is a common <a href="page.php?w=Seal_%28emblem%29">seal die</a>, frequently carved from stone, known at least since the <a href="page.php?w=6th_millennium_BC">6th millennium BC</a> (<a href="page.php?w=Halaf_culture">Halaf culture</a>) and probably earlier.  The dies were used to impress their picture or inscription into soft, prepared clay and sometimes in</p><p>
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