CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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They could be rolled over wet clay to create scenes and show ownership.
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They were used as musical instruments.
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They were relief sculptures.
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They were artistic brushes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In ancient Mesopotamia, a cylinder-shaped seal could be rolled on a variety of objects made of clay. When seals were impressed on tablets or tablet cases the seal impressions served to identify the authority responsible for what was written in the documents, much as a signature does today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cylinder seals were employed in marking personal property and in making documents legally binding. Their fashioning and use were adopted by surrounding civilizations, such as those of Egypt and the Indus valley.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cylinder seals were a small, carved stone cylinder that was used to make an impression in wet clay. When rolled on the wet clay, the seal left an impression that could prove ownership or identity.
Detailed explanation-4: -The cylinder could be quickly rolled over clay and left a long and unbroken impression. This gave it an advantage over its antecedent, the stamp seal, which could not cover clay as comprehensively or with so little work. This is perhaps one of the reasons for the invention of the cylinder seal (Nissen 1977: 15).