A seal made of hard colored stone, depicting a proto-Ionic capital, typical of First Temple public buildings. Below the capital, the inscription "To Padajah,son of the King", 597 BCE.

The museum's collection of West Semitic seals, dating from the 8th to 6th centuries BCE, illuminate various aspects of the history of the Land of Israel and its neighboring cultures. Seals provide information about the development of writing, language, names, administration, society, religion, and art.

In addition to Hebrew seals, this collection also includes Phoenician, Ammonite, Moabite, and Aramaic seals. Hebrew seals, however, were much more widespread, indicating that many people in the Israelite society were likely literate. The most important of the Hebrew seals are those bearing titles indicating the owner's rank and function in the royal administration.

The collection includes seven seals that bear a woman's name. These artifacts are especially significant because seals that belong to women are very rare. These seals are proof of the social status and legal rights that women in the West Semitic society enjoyed during biblical times.