glyptography

[glip-tog-ruh-fee]

noun

1. the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.

2. Also called glyptics. the art or process of engraving on gems or the like.

glyptography

/ ɡlɪpˈtɒɡrəfɪ, ˌɡlɪptəˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. the art of carving or engraving upon gemstones

Other Word Forms

• glyptographer noun
• glyptographic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glyptography¹

1790–1800; < Greek glyptó ( s ) carved + -graphy

Example Sentences

We may therefore divide Etruscan glyptography into: I. Etruscan scarabs, with Etruscan or Assyrian subjects.

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