Assertion: chalcedony | /r/ObjectUse | used as talisman
Facets:
value: by babylonians
type: OTHER
value: by the assyrians
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Chalcedony was also used as a talisman by the Assyrians and Babylonians as far back as 4000 B.C. in the form of a seal, or signet, carved into a cylindrical pendant and engraved with religious or mythological subjects.