AU  - Verkinderen,Peter
AU  - Regulski,Ilona
AU  - Duistermaat,Kim
ED  - Seals and Sealing Practices from Ancient Times until the Present Day (Conference)
ED  - Nederlands-Vlaams Instituut in Cairo.
TI  - Seals and sealing practices in the Near East: developments in administration and magic from prehistory to the Islamic period : Proceedings of an international workshop at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo on December 2-3, 2009 
T2  - Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta
SN  - 9789042926684
AV  - CD5344 S43 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Leuven
PB  - Peeters
KW  - Seals (Numismatics)
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Middle East
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - The cultural and historical setting of the Near East provides a unique opportunity to study a longer usage of sealing practices in administration and magic, which extends beyond the constraints of a specific time period or region. Comparing ancient practices with more recent ones can offer important insights into the development of sealing practices and provide answers to specific questions related to the handling of seals and the social status of the seal bearer. Since the initiative towards the workshop was taken by staff members of the NVIC, the focus was on Egypt but other cultures in the Near East and Central Asia were also considered. Following up on the workshop, the present volume retains the geographical and chronological scope, but added a few contributions dealing with the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods. Glancing at the content, the reader will be struck by the diachronic and spatial persistence of the use of seals for administrative and other purposes, and by their multi-functionality
ER  -