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incised
cut into, carved, engraved, used in Greek black figure art.
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Incised
A pattern or carving produced by cutting into a stone, wood, or other hard surface. The reverse of relief carving.
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Incised
A surface (typically metal, stone, or pottery) that has been cut into, often to create lettering or decoration.
In-Situ
Any object that is in its natural, original, or appropriate position.

Incised patterns on jambs and lintel
Applied Classical or Gothic or Rococo ornamentation
Philip Smith / College Club House (acanthus leaves, dentil molding,) ...

Sunken (or incised) relief
a style of relief sculpture in which the image is recessed into the surface.
Support ...

bear claw - an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery
damascene - a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel ...

sgraffito: incised decoration of different colours on plaster.
shaft: a column, excluding its base or capital.
socle: a base or pedestal.

The resultant surface had two main planes and details that were usually incised.

The invention of sharpened flint blades by Paleolithic humans made possible the earliest art objects"small carved or incised pieces of wood, ivory, and bone.

The doors of the mosques in Cairo were of two kinds; those which, externally, were cased with sheets of bronze or iron, cut out in decorative patterns, and incised or inlaid, with bosses in relief; and those in wood, ...

A masons mark was a symbol, often quite elaborate, incised in stonework by the mason responsible for a building or part of a building. As well as a signature, it was also a way of identifying the amount of work undertaken.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Low-pitched, gabled roof, wide overhang of eaves, exposed rafters (rafter tails) under eaves, decorative brackets (knee braces or corbels); incised porch (beneath main roof); ...

Mason's mark - A symbol, monogram or initial incised in stonework by the mason responsible for the execution of the building, frequently found on Romanesque Romanesque and Gothic buildings.

intaglio (15) -- a figure or design incised or engraced; a cutting or engraving in stone or other hard material (Oxford Dict.)
intramural (9) -- within the walls
isodomic (23) ...

PARGETING Plasterwork, incised or modelled with ornamental patterns, on a building's exterior walls.

PARGETING (lit. plastering): Exterior plaster decoration, either moulded in relief or incised.
PEDESTAL An architectural support or base, as for a column or statue.
PEDIMENT A low-pitched gable over porticos, doors, windows, etc.

BRACKETS Ornamental supports, usually of wood or pressed metal, which appear at the cornice line of a building. They may be incised into a scrolled patten or be more simply molded and are common to all Italinate style buildings, ...

The house is built around four courtyards and includes some beautiful incised stucco panels in the upper rooms. [hide description]
See also
Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Further Reading
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See also: Ornament, Architecture, House, Masonry, Ground