Relating to carving or engraving, especially carving in relief or intaglio on hard stones and gems.
From Greek 'glyptein' (to carve). This term specialized to describe the art and craft of stone carving, particularly for decorative purposes.
Glyptic art represents one of humanity's oldest technologies—archaeologists found carved seals in ancient Mesopotamia that show humans mastered the techniques of carving into stone over 5,000 years ago.
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