Mini Stone Seal Fob -- thoughts on age?

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  1. Generic_Lad

    Generic_Lad Active Member

    This weekend I got a mini stone seal fob -- any ideas on age or if there's a more descriptive word for it?

     
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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I was ready to say 'fob seal' until I got to the pix & saw it is not designed to hang. I'm making up a term: 'pocket seal'. Can't tell, an armorial device?
     
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  3. Generic_Lad

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    To me it looks like the seal has a ship with a bird (dove?) at the top

    Don't know if it has a greater significance other than looking interesting though
     
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  4. Generic_Lad

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    Here might be a better pic of what the seal looks like in light
     

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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Noah's Ark with the giraffes' head sticking out & the dove that brings back the olive branch that lets them know they are nearing land.
     
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  6. Generic_Lad

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    That makes sense! Thanks!
     
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  7. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    :woot:
    "It's still safe for you to roam freely in society."
    - Hermann Rorschach
     
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  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    But now it's a folie a deux.
     
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  9. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Funny!

    I use this as a tagline on a phonograph forum.
    “...those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music” - Nietzsche
     
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  10. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Generic_Lad, have you tried using it to see the seal's impression? You can us a regular candle, clay, kneaded eraser, or possibly butter

    Also, if you stand it on the white end it has the look of a greek column.
     
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  11. Generic_Lad

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    I've tried, but it doesn't function well as a seal, the metal tends to get the wax more than the actual design and so the design doesn't show up
     
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