seal

Summary

seal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,648 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• seal is a type of insignia^[2].
• seal is a type of emblem^[3].
• seal is a type of mark^[4].
• seal is a type of mold^[5].
• seal's Commons category is recorded as Seals^[6].
• seal's said to be the same as is recorded as seal impression^[7].
• seal's said to be the same as is recorded as seal^[8].
• 3500 BC marks the founding of seal^[9].
• seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seals (insignia)^[10].
• seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Seal (device)^[11].
• seal's location of creation is recorded as Near East^[12].
• seal's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[13].
• seal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• seal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• seal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• seal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• seal's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[18].
• seal's partially coincident with is recorded as seal impression^[19].
• seal's main Wikidata property is recorded as P158^[20].
• seal's main Wikidata property is recorded as P418^[21].
• seal's different from is recorded as maker's mark^[22].
• seal's different from is recorded as hallmark^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include insignia^[2], emblem^[3], mark^[4], and mold^[5].

Origins

3500 BC marks the founding of seal^[9].

Why It Matters

seal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,648 views/month).^[1] seal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] seal is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]