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Seal
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A large quantity of bronze seals were excavated from tombs of the Goryeo dynasty. This seal bears two inscribed characters: 王 (king) and the other illegible. The red cinnabar paste is still visible, indicating it must have been used for signing various documents while its owner was alive.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeal (청동 인장 [靑銅印章]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); bottom: 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1041
