Seals were most often made of stone but also sometimes of bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, or even sun-dried or baked clay. A recessed inscription was carved onto the cylinder, which produced ...

Cylinder seals were created in the region, usually made of stone and engraved with a series of designs. The cylinders were rolled onto clay tablets, leaving a stamped impression of the design.

These impressions created signs representing ... The new study highlights several motifs seen on preliterate cylinder seals. The authors suggest these motifs were developed into signs in the ...

Seals were most often made of stone but also sometimes of bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, or even sun-dried or baked clay. A recessed inscription was carved onto the cylinder, which produced ...