The first seals appeared in Syria shortly after 6000 BC, when people began to store agricultural surpluses and wanted to control access to the storehouses. Seals took the form of stamps, like the one shown in the attached photo.
Provenance: Ras Shamra Ugarit.
Material: stone.
Dimensions: 5.1 x 4.3 cm.
Era: Neolithic (circa 5800 BC).
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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