The excavations did not yield a large number of original gems of this class, but a great number of clay sealings from such signets were discovered.
King remarks that gold rings, even of the Etruscan period, are very rare, the signets of that nation still retaining the form of scarabaei.
One of the largest Egyptian signets I have seen,' remarks Sir J.
The signets however were not always in scarab form, they were sometimes squares or parallelograms.
Champollion thinks, that certain signets found made of wood or pottery bearing the figure of the scarabæus in intaglio, were used to mark the victims which had been examined and passed as proper for the sacrifice.
Those examined and passed as right, marked with signets having on them the figure of the scarabæus, 20.
Signets or Seals for official use, to verify documents or evidence, protect property and correspondence, etc.
There can be no doubt that such symbols were the distinctive badges or signets of one of the magistrates or moneyers under whose authority the coinage was issued.
It is frequently impossible to distinguish such local mint-marks from the personal signets of the officer entrusted by the king with the supervision of the currency.
Almost immediately, however, Mr. King adds, that traditions exist which represent the mythic heroes bearing “engraved on their signets the same devices that decorated their shields.
But it is evident from the specimens above described, that they were seals or signets to be impressed on clay and other materials on which public and private documents were written.
Herodotus states that the Babylonians were accustomed to have their signets constantly with them, as a modern Eastern always carries his seal.
The impressions of the signets of the Egyptian and Assyrian kings, besides a large collection of seals found in Kouyunjik, are now in the British Museum.
And you, or rather Bes, stole the White Signet ofsignets of which, although it is so simple and ancient, there is not the like for power in the whole world.
Foolish man, how can you, or your master, guess what is in the mind of the Great King, or for what purpose the Signet of signets is here in Egypt?
Indeed this was certain since now I saw that over it floated his royal banner which I knew so well, I who had stolen the little White Signet of signets from which it was taken.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "signets" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
