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Record 1 1994-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
DEF

Decorating by cutting into the clay surface.

CONT

... carving is executed into the pottery surface to create an intaglio (negative) shape or plane below the surface level ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
DEF

[...] l'action d'entailler l'argile cuite ou complètement sèche [...]

CONT

La gravure [...] se fait avec un outil pointu [...]. Elle consiste en lignes ou en aires incisées ou creusées selon le projet décoratif retenu.

Spanish

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