mobiliary art

English

Noun

A piece of mobiliary art: a bone pendant decorated with an engraved drawing of a wolverine (Dordogne, France)

mobiliary art (uncountable)

  1. (archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.
    Synonym: portable art
    Antonyms: parietal art, rock art

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