# The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read.

> Still possible: The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read.

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Answer · Cretan Hieroglyphic

# The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read.

The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The same sign sequence recurs on seals of the same owner or office and on the nodules they sealed.
- Seal quality and material correlate with sequence type.

## What would rule it out

- Seal sequences are shown to vary with the commodity sealed rather than with the seal.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Seal sequences appear to name owners or offices, and seal shape, stone and sequence correlate with the holder's status.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/evidence/EVD0DEEB8S2KTQS/seal-sequences-appear-to-name-owners-or-offices-and-seal)

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## The questions it answers

[Which marks on the hieroglyphic seals are writing, and which are ornament?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cretan-hieroglyphic/questions/QST0DEDWSVXAX3N/which-marks-on-the-hieroglyphic-seals-are-writing-and-which)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The seals were luxury ornaments carrying owners' names in a script meant to be seen more than read. [Answer ANS0DEE9CZF89ZJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEE9CZF89ZJ
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