Search Results for: Semi-precious stone
phoenician, & north syrian. just modern artists choose different canvases and materials with which to work (e.g., clay figurine, wall , paper, etc.), so artists of ancient israelite art used various materials. for example, limestone was used most often to create stamp seals, though other materials, such as semi-precious
stones (carnelian, jasper, quartz, etc.), bone, clay, and ivory, were used, albeit less frequently. to create the stamp seal, lapidaries (artists who work with stone) would shape the canvas material into a smooth, scaraboid shape, measuring between mm and cm long. though less common, conical, hemispheroid...
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