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Originally Posted by VVV
I just double checked in a reference work on Islamic artifacts. According to Savage-Smith the 7 seals of Solomon first started to appear in the 12th century on talismans etc.
Michael
Reference: Savage-Smith, Emelie. 1997. Magic and Islam, in Francis Maddison and Emelie Savage-Smith (eds.). Science, Tools & Magic (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art). Part II. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Hey Michael. Here is an interesting link to more info on the Seven Seals. What i notice in my research is that these seals are usually simply called the Seven Seals, not the Seven Seals of
Solomon. I think what may have happened is that some folks have melded these two ideas. Tradition has it that the Seal of Solomon was a single signet ring. I believe the Seven Seals are something separate from that. That is probably the source of my confusion here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/89426578/T...of-the-Symbols