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For the study of the Minoan-Mycenaean culture, the gems and imprints on ancient clay seals with their often figurative representations are a primary source. As they are kept scattered in numerous museums and collections in Europe and America, Friedrich Matz founded the Corpus of Minoan and Mycenaean Seals in 1958. Today, the archives of the Marburg office contain about 100,000 negatives, 10,000 prints and 9,500 motif drawings. The currently valid edition plan comprises 29 catalogue volumes. Each seal is illustrated with photos of the original, a modern imprint and an enlarged scale drawing. The illustrations are supplemented by descriptions and the bibliography. The results of scientific research in this field have so far been compiled in four CMS supplements.