glyptic
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɪptɪk/
- Specialized
:
glíptico
- "It may be true that elsewhere glyptic art reflects the great works of contemporary sculpture and painting, but in Mesopotamia the situation is reversed."
- glyptic art
Examples
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Details of dress are better matched in procession scenes in Kassite glyptic art, although only a relatively small number of seals from this period can be dated by inscribed names of kings or officials.
Academic text (1991) -
The main composition of figures in procession is featured together with details of dress and stance in Kassite wall paintings and glyptic art.
Academic text (1991) -
(Even in a lull, with only one drink to mix, he will not slacken his pace nor take a glyptic approach.)
Fiction book (1990) -
See my "Remarks on Mitannian (Hurrian) and Middle Assyrian Glyptic art," Akkadica, XIII, May-August 1979, 2-15.
Academic text (1993) -
The museum showcased beautiful glyptic artifacts, highlighting intricate carvings on ancient gemstones.
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In her art class, she learned about glyptic techniques used for engraving detailed designs on stone.
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The historian was fascinated by the glyptic traditions of ancient civilizations, especially their impressive gem carvings.
Synonyms
Having raised designs that stand out from the surface and can be felt
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
glyptic = glypt (opaque) = glypt + ic
The element 'glypt-' is a specialized learned combining form not familiar to most learners, so the adjective meaning is not transparently inferable despite the productive suffix '-ic'.
Etymology
Glyptic comes from the Greek word glyphein meaning 'to carve', and it shares the root with glyph and hieroglyph. So a glyptic design is a small carved or engraved pattern on a gem or stone.
