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Carving

Scope note

The act of shaping wood, stone, or another material by cutting or incising.

This term has 1,660 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300053149

Narrower Terms used

reparure
glyptics

Equivalent Terms used

carvings
carved

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

Bust of a King

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Altar cross

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Spoon

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Unidentified
Woodworker: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Figure

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Parasol handle

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Agony in the Garden

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Brooch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Dagger

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

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