LMLK seal
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LMLK seals are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars first issued in the reign of King Hezekiah and discovered mostly in and around Jerusalem. Several complete jars were found in situ buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish. While none of the original seals have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published. The iconography of the two and four winged symbols are representative of royal symbols whose meaning "was tailored in each kingdom to the local religion and ideology".
Ancient LMLK jar-handle stamps with modern LMLK postage stamps
LMLK stamp
LMLK jar on display, Israel Museum
LMLK seal (Hebron). Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Hezekiah
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Hezekiah, or Ezekias, was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Judah according to the Hebrew Bible.
Remnants of the Broad Wall of biblical Jerusalem, built during Hezekiah's days against Sennacherib's siege
Assyrian archers
The Siloam Tunnel
The Defeat of Sennacherib, oil on panel by Peter Paul Rubens, seventeenth century