HISTORY Seals, Signets, Emblems (etcetera)

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What?
I've been wondering, have we ever had any symbols/seals prior to AD 1400 distinct from writing? Almost every civilization I can think of has had a seal or common symbol associated with it, even if only a qabil-by-qabil/rule-by-rule/town-by-town basis; how come I can't find anything regarding ancient Somali emblems despite the large volume of trade we engaged in during both early and late antiquity ?

As an example, here are a bunch of seals found in Ancient South Arabia, an area we supposedly traded with:

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Northern Swordsman

Tawxiid Alle lahaw, Talo na Alle saaro.
I don't know about emblems but we used ro have / still have something called 'sumad' which every geeljire / clan use.

These are Ciise sumaddo:

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