NOUN | artifact | glyptic art, glyptography | carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) |
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Meaning | carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones). | |
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Synonym | glyptography | |
Narrower | anaglyph | Anything carved in low relief |
glyph | glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | |
glyptics, lithoglyptics | The art of engraving on precious stones | |
intaglio, diaglyph | glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone / stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | |
Broader | carving | A sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone / stone) in order to create a desired shape |
Spanish | arte glíptico, gliptografía | |
Catalan | gliptografia |
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