glyptic art
- noun
- /ˈɡlɪptɪk ɑrt/
- Specialized
:
arte glíptico
- The museum displayed ancient glyptic art carved on precious stones, including intricate seals and engravings.
Examples
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"It may be true that elsewhere glyptic art reflects the great works of contemporary sculpture and painting, but in Mesopotamia the situation is reversed."
Academic text (1993) -
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) -
Many historians study glyptic art to understand the culture and traditions of ancient civilizations.
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The workshop teaches techniques for creating beautiful glyptic art, focusing on engravings and carvings.
Synonyms
To carve designs into precious stones
The art of carving or engraving designs on stones like gems
The art of engraving designs or words on precious stones
The work of carving designs on gems and hard stones
The act of cutting a design into metal, wood or stone
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'glyptic' means relating to gem engraving, and combined with the noun 'art' the phrase straightforwardly denotes art involving carving or engraving. This adjective+noun composition is fully compositional and follows a standard pattern, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Glyptic art combines glyptic, the idea of cutting into stone, and art, the skill of making things. Imagine an artist using tiny tools to cut a small picture into a gem for a ring, so the phrase means 'the art of carving or engraving on precious stones'.
