Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions
Unknown Artist
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium
Mud
Dimensions
H. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); th. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Classification
Sealing, NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1911, 1912
Accession Number
12.180.753
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling administrative world of ancient Egypt with this unassuming yet fascinating mud sealing, titled *Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Im*. Dating to around 1390–1352 B.C. during Dynasty 18 of the New, this tiny artifact—measuring just 3 cm high, 2.8 cm wide, and 0.9 cm thick—was pressed onto papyrus documents or containers to secure them against tampering. Crafted from simple mud (sun-dried clay), it bears multiple impressions from cylinder seals, a common tool for officials to stamp authority. In the prosperous era of pharaohs like Amenhotep III, Egypt's empire thrived o...