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Seal
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A large quantity of bronze seals were excavated from tombs of the Goryeo dynasty. This turtle-shaped seal bears two inscribed characters: 高良, meaning "great integrity." The red cinnabar paste is still visible, indicating it must have been used to sign various documents, while its owner was still alive.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); base: 1.5 x 1.4 cm (9/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1036
