Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/53
Preferred label
clay bulla
Alternative label
bulla; bullae; clay bulla; clay sphere
Scope note
An inscribed clay or wax token, often found inside a spherical clay envelope.
Top concept
objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/607
Broader/Parent concept
container
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/65
Related concept
information security
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/193
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute. Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. “How Writing Came About.” Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 47 (1982): 1–5.
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