I would imagine people making kilns to fire pottery would need a way to test the ovens to make sure they work properly. Press a design into clay, fire it up for a set period of time, see if the design holds after firing, and break it in half to verify it fired all the way through.
That's an interesting take. Almost like how some view those Roman dodecahedrons as being used for an example of craftsmanship capability.
I think with the clay tablets never being found as a complete set of two, that there is something to the parts being kept and taken away. If it was simply a test, why keep half?
Had to give the other half to the boss to prove the oven works? 🤔
That's incredibly fascinating. Never heard of them either...
My first guess is a bronze age Benchy.
What's a Benchy? It's a little toy boat that 3D printers make to calibrate a printer.
https://www.3dbenchy.com/
I would imagine people making kilns to fire pottery would need a way to test the ovens to make sure they work properly. Press a design into clay, fire it up for a set period of time, see if the design holds after firing, and break it in half to verify it fired all the way through.
That's an interesting take. Almost like how some view those Roman dodecahedrons as being used for an example of craftsmanship capability.
I think with the clay tablets never being found as a complete set of two, that there is something to the parts being kept and taken away. If it was simply a test, why keep half?
Had to give the other half to the boss to prove the oven works? 🤔