Assertion: lens | /r/HasProperty | no evidence
Facets:
value: for telescopy
type: PURPOSE
value: for starting fire
type: PURPOSE
value: for magnification
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The British Museum curator's notes propose that the lens could have been used "as a piece of inlay, perhaps for furniture" and that there is no evidence that the Assyrians used lenses for their optical qualities, e.g. for magnification, telescopy or for starting fire.