portable art

English

A piece of portable art: clay figurine representing a boar. Neolithic Period, Iran

Noun

portable art (uncountable)

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

Antonyms: parietal art, rock art

Translations

portable prehistoric art

Basque: arte higigarri
Catalan: art mobiliari m
Dutch: mobiele kunst f
French: art mobilier (fr) m
German: Kleinkunst f
Portuguese: arte móvel f
Spanish: arte mueble m

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