Seal with male deity holding a lotus and a sword

Workers in Thai government offices and temples as well as high-ranking officials and monks often had ivory seals for stamping the identifying symbol of the office or temple on documents. Identifying symbols-rather like crests or logos-included mythological heroes, fantastic animals, legendary buildings, and monograms.

The tiered shape of the seals is common in Thai decoration, and is also used, for instance, on railing posts.