Were ancient seals secure?

Autor: Roger G. Johnston, Debbie D. Martinez, A. R. Garcia
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Antiquity. 75:299-305
ISSN: 1745-1744
0003-598X
DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00060944
Popis: Forgeries of ancient seals have been found in modern times, but there has been little previous analysis of how much security ancient seals might have offered. In this paper, we demonstrate four different vulnerabilities of clay seal impressions using attack methods and materials that were available thousands of years ago. The success of these attacks suggests that ancient stamp and cylinder seals may have been highly vulnerable to spoofing.
Databáze: OpenAIRE