Question

What do you think is the difference between a seal and a sealing?

• A. Seals and sealings were two different forms of imprints.
• B. Both of them refer to the same object.
• C. Sealings were the instruments used to make seals that were essentially imprints.
• D. Seals were the instruments used to make sealings that were essentially imprints.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Seals were the instruments used to make sealings that were essentially imprints.

Seals used to function as an identifying factor for traders in the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Mesopotamian Civilisation. It was a mark of quality. Traders used these seals as an assurance of the same. Seals and sealings reveal a lot about interaction between civilsations.