And your guess is correct that its origin has something to do with the Reformer John Calvin. Indeed, John Calvin, during his second stay at Geneva, used the image of a hand and a heart for sealing his ...

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The seal matrix belonged to a medieval gentleman called Walter. The red jasper gem was carved in the Roman period.A seal matrix was used to make a mark in hot wax to seal letters and documents.