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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 63908, member: 54"]Thanks for dimensions, which translate to 5" x 5". Wow that's a <i>huge heavy</i> seal, must weigh 2 kg or so. Way too big for a letter seal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind the possibility that if even an educated Chinese can't read a single character on it, the "writing" may be a fantasy design, and in fact the whole thing may be a fantasy object. A couple of the characters look really wild to me, what I mean is they have elements that don't look like any other Chinese writing I've seen, but its all "Greek" to me anyway. Cast resin?</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many such seals here, similar size, all with curious characters on the bottom, although I didn't see one just like yours. Many have same finish as yours did originally, and that is called "pure brass" by the seal merchants on their websites. The sites seem to have plenty available if you want any more, one I tried has "999+" copies available in the stock counter.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#imgrc=U_X7Yq8EhLOCIM%3A;2MYYVsbYAx8EVM;http%3A%2F%2Fi01.i.aliimg.com%2Fwsphoto%2Fv0%2F1738117175_4%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal.jpg;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal%2F1738117175.html;352;298" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#imgrc=U_X7Yq8EhLOCIM%3A;2MYYVsbYAx8EVM;http%3A%2F%2Fi01.i.aliimg.com%2Fwsphoto%2Fv0%2F1738117175_4%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal.jpg;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal%2F1738117175.html;352;298" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#imgrc=U_X7Yq8EhLOCIM:;2MYYVsbYAx8EVM;http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1738117175_4/bir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal.jpg;http://www.aliexpress.com/item/bir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal/1738117175.html;352;298</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This seems like a slightly different selection of the seals:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg%3ACb2FAfylQKd9IjhpjoHeQMeN775XAsMzCynQEihJXgKgd9YxgukvReWfblYRoRxZX7aV23V3lq49eWZr3VknLIxT4yoSCWmOgd5Ax43vEZzq9kf1i7L1KhIJvlcCwzMLKdAR8ZPdX8L_1_1oQqEgkSKEleAqB31hElCtbjmHw7dyoSCTGC6S9F5Z9uERucaO-Ktv9zKhIJVhGhHFlftpURHoUfqKny9IYqEgnbdXeWrj15ZhGq1yxwX6aSAioSCWvdWScsjFPjEZfreQ02mZ5Q&q=buy%20chinese%20royal%20seal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg%3ACb2FAfylQKd9IjhpjoHeQMeN775XAsMzCynQEihJXgKgd9YxgukvReWfblYRoRxZX7aV23V3lq49eWZr3VknLIxT4yoSCWmOgd5Ax43vEZzq9kf1i7L1KhIJvlcCwzMLKdAR8ZPdX8L_1_1oQqEgkSKEleAqB31hElCtbjmHw7dyoSCTGC6S9F5Z9uERucaO-Ktv9zKhIJVhGhHFlftpURHoUfqKny9IYqEgnbdXeWrj15ZhGq1yxwX6aSAioSCWvdWScsjFPjEZfreQ02mZ5Q&q=buy%20chinese%20royal%20seal" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:Cb2FAfylQKd9IjhpjoHeQMeN775XAsMzCynQEihJXgKgd9YxgukvReWfblYRoRxZX7aV23V3lq49eWZr3VknLIxT4yoSCWmOgd5Ax43vEZzq9kf1i7L1KhIJvlcCwzMLKdAR8ZPdX8L_1_1oQqEgkSKEleAqB31hElCtbjmHw7dyoSCTGC6S9F5Z9uERucaO-Ktv9zKhIJVhGhHFlftpURHoUfqKny9IYqEgnbdXeWrj15ZhGq1yxwX6aSAioSCWvdWScsjFPjEZfreQ02mZ5Q&q=buy chinese royal seal</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 63908, member: 54"]Thanks for dimensions, which translate to 5" x 5". Wow that's a [I]huge heavy[/I] seal, must weigh 2 kg or so. Way too big for a letter seal. Keep in mind the possibility that if even an educated Chinese can't read a single character on it, the "writing" may be a fantasy design, and in fact the whole thing may be a fantasy object. A couple of the characters look really wild to me, what I mean is they have elements that don't look like any other Chinese writing I've seen, but its all "Greek" to me anyway. Cast resin? There are many such seals here, similar size, all with curious characters on the bottom, although I didn't see one just like yours. Many have same finish as yours did originally, and that is called "pure brass" by the seal merchants on their websites. The sites seem to have plenty available if you want any more, one I tried has "999+" copies available in the stock counter. [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#imgrc=U_X7Yq8EhLOCIM%3A;2MYYVsbYAx8EVM;http%3A%2F%2Fi01.i.aliimg.com%2Fwsphoto%2Fv0%2F1738117175_4%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal.jpg;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2Fbir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal%2F1738117175.html;352;298']https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#imgrc=U_X7Yq8EhLOCIM:;2MYYVsbYAx8EVM;http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1738117175_4/bir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal.jpg;http://www.aliexpress.com/item/bir-00698-Chinese-Palace-Pure-Brass-exquisite-craftwork-Nine-Dragon-royal-seal-signet-seal/1738117175.html;352;298[/URL] This seems like a slightly different selection of the seals: [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg%3ACb2FAfylQKd9IjhpjoHeQMeN775XAsMzCynQEihJXgKgd9YxgukvReWfblYRoRxZX7aV23V3lq49eWZr3VknLIxT4yoSCWmOgd5Ax43vEZzq9kf1i7L1KhIJvlcCwzMLKdAR8ZPdX8L_1_1oQqEgkSKEleAqB31hElCtbjmHw7dyoSCTGC6S9F5Z9uERucaO-Ktv9zKhIJVhGhHFlftpURHoUfqKny9IYqEgnbdXeWrj15ZhGq1yxwX6aSAioSCWvdWScsjFPjEZfreQ02mZ5Q&q=buy%20chinese%20royal%20seal']https://www.google.com/search?q=buy+chinese+royal+seal&rlz=1T4VASN_enUS530US530&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=89CHVcKCBs3nsAScnoDYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1341&bih=698#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:Cb2FAfylQKd9IjhpjoHeQMeN775XAsMzCynQEihJXgKgd9YxgukvReWfblYRoRxZX7aV23V3lq49eWZr3VknLIxT4yoSCWmOgd5Ax43vEZzq9kf1i7L1KhIJvlcCwzMLKdAR8ZPdX8L_1_1oQqEgkSKEleAqB31hElCtbjmHw7dyoSCTGC6S9F5Z9uERucaO-Ktv9zKhIJVhGhHFlftpURHoUfqKny9IYqEgnbdXeWrj15ZhGq1yxwX6aSAioSCWvdWScsjFPjEZfreQ02mZ5Q&q=buy chinese royal seal[/URL][/QUOTE]
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