She bought a small wooden carving of a Buddha.
an ancient people proficient in stone carving
Recent Examples on the WebArchaeologists described the animal carvings as very realistic and ranging from about 4 inches to almost 16 inches in size.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024 Editors’ Picks The carvings helped combat the mirrorlike truck’s rather inconvenient tendency to reflect the crew.—Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 31 May 2024 Note: the mysterious rock carvings at the end of the beach are a modern creation and definitely not ancient Minoan relics.—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024 Historians also identified a carving of a wine chalice with a cross that may have been a representation of Christian holy communion.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for carving
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