carved bone
Sculpted skeletal material
Carved bone refers to bone that has been shaped or decorated by cutting, usually for artistic or functional purposes.
Bone carving is an ancient craft—animals bones and ivory have been worked into tools, jewelry, handles, and ornamental objects for millennia.
The phrase often appears in archaeological contexts or descriptions of artifacts: a carved bone figurine, carved bone buttons.
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
- antlerDeer's bony headgear
- tuskExtended external tooth
- marrowSoft bone interior
skeleton · etched · engraved · prehistoric · ice age · artifact · fossil · whittle · ritual · amulet · totem · primitive · ornament · knife · needle · awl · relic · ancient
carved bonecast metal
Alloy shaped by pouring
thrown pottery · blown glass · forged steel · poured concrete · laminated wood
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