toreutics
/təˈruːtɪks
/plural noun [treated as singular]
The art of making designs in relief or intaglio, especially by chasing, carving, and embossing in metal.A significant number of the monuments of Thracian toreutics have been found at burial sites....
- The Scythians rejected the Greek way of life, but their aristocracy frequently used jewelry and toreutics made by the Greeks especially for them and adapted to their taste.
- The monuments of the Thracian toreutics present the image of the king as a horseman.
Derivatives
toreutic
- It can convey the effect of plastic, glyptic, or toreutic (metalworking).
- This was the production of bronze vessels bearing beautiful decorations made in toreutic technique.
- They were made by toreutic craftsmen and displayed signs of different schools.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek toreutikos, from toreuein 'to work in relief'.