Having departed from Sardis and before reaching the mnema of Tos, the traveller saw a monument which was either a free-standing pillar or a rupestral tablet, depending on how we interpret the word.^([στήλη (stḗlē)])
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Rupestral
Synonyms for "rupestral" (5 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
rock cut
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Adjective(2 words)
Related words (2)
Adjective(2 words)
rupicolousstone carved
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2 entriesarchaeological termgeological term
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4 entriesrupestral engravingsrupestral faunarupestral florarupestral reliefs
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5 entriesrupestral carvingsrupestral cliffrupestral faunarupestral florarupestral habitat
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8 total sentences available.
In the course of the last decade, a fair number of ancient rupestral (rock-cut) horoi have been published from various sites in southern Attica.
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Representational art appears in two major categories: rupestral art (as in the paintings of the Palaeolithic caves) and mobiliary art (also called mobile or portable art).
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On the north side of the city, just outside the wall, the rupestral sanctuary of S. Biagio consists of a series of artificial caves or tunnels in the rocky hillside.
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