<p>It is a seal, so you have to flip the image horizontally</p>
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<p>From left to right, top to bottom, it read: 維廉波拿特. Seems like an old transliteration of the English name &quot;William Porter&quot;</p>
<p>The modern Mandarin transliteration of  &quot;William Porter&quot; is &quot;威廉波特&quot;</p>
<p>Judging from the crude penmanship, it is not from a famous, or even skilled artisan</p>

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波拿特 seems like it could also match the surname “Polat“.
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<p>I purchased this lovely carved horse chop today but I can not read the characters… is anyone with that skill willing to help me translate please? <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/KxCuf.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KxCuf.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
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Please- Chinese Chop/Stamp translation
# Please- Chinese Chop/Stamp translation

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-07)

I purchased this lovely carved horse chop today but I can not read the characters… is anyone with that skill willing to help me translate please? [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/KxCuf.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/KxCuf.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-05-07. Score: 3

It is a seal, so you have to flip the image horizontally

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/B4MKz.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/B4MKz.png)

From left to right, top to bottom, it read: 維廉波拿特. Seems like an old transliteration of the English name "William Porter"

The modern Mandarin transliteration of "William Porter" is "威廉波特"

Judging from the crude penmanship, it is not from a famous, or even skilled artisan

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 波拿特 seems like it could also match the surname “Polat“.  

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