Seals and Sealings
Systematic catalogues and studies of seals and sealings from museums across India, documenting royal, religious, and administrative sealing traditions from the Mauryan to medieval periods.
The journal has published extensive catalogues of seals and sealings from major museums across India, providing invaluable data for understanding administrative, religious, and economic history.
Major Catalogues
Allahabad Museum (VOL-6-03)
A comprehensive single-issue catalogue of seals and sealings from the Allahabad Museum, Prayagraj. Includes:
- Royal sealings of Kings Hathipala, Dhanadeva, Parvata, Aśvaghoşa, Abhaya, and Navva of Kaushambi
- Vijaymitra of Ayodhya
- Magha rulers of Kaushambi (Prausthashri, Bhadramagha, Shivamagha, Vijayamagha, Shatamitra)
- King Harisena of Varanasi and King Skandagupta
- Sealings issued by religious temples
- Evidence of assimilation of Buddhist, Shaiva, and Vaishnava traditions
- Transition from Prakrit to Sanskrit language on seals (~1st century AD)
- An ancient mould for making fake punch-marked coins
State Museum Lucknow (VOL-6-01)
Seals and sealings kept at the State Museum, Lucknow.
Nalanda Archaeological Museum (VOL-7-02)
Seals and sealings from the Nalanda Archaeological Museum, Bihar.
Government Museum Mathura (VOL-7-01)
Seals and sealings from the Mathura Museum, along with those from Patna Museum, Bihar Museum, and the Sanjai Agarwal Collection, Bareilly.
Haryana State Archaeological Museum, Jhajjar (VOL-6-04)
Seals and sealings kept at the Gurukul Jhajjar museum, Haryana.
Shahjad Rai Research Institute (VOL-9-04)
Moulds and sealings of Sunet, kept in the Shahjad Rai Research Institute, Baraut, Baghpat.
Aditya Kumar Agarwal Collection, Prayagraj (VOL-10-03, VOL-10-04)
Seals and sealings in private collections.
Gorakhpur Museum (VOL-5-03)
Seals and sealings kept in the Gorakhpur Museum.
Traividya Sealing, Sanchankot (VOL-2-01)
Prashant Srivastava reported on a sealing from Sanchankot, district Unnao, inscribed with the title “Traividya” (one who knows the three Vedas), indicating this title was commonly used across different parts of the country.