Sentence examples for carving of from inspiring English sources

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"carving of" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used to describe the act of shaping or cutting something out of a material, such as wood or stone. Example: The artist spent hours perfecting the delicate carvings of flowers and vines on the wooden panel. In this sentence, "carvings of" is used to describe the specific details and designs that were created through carving on the panel. It could also be used in a similar way for other materials and objects, such as "the carvings of animals on the ancient Mayan temple" or "the intricate carvings of faces on the stone pillars in the cathedral."

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European Baroque sculpture supplanted the fine, balanced carving of the 16th-century Renaissance with more-compelling actively spatial carvings.

A 12th-century carving of Jesus.

Out went a carving of Yaa Asantewaa, Ashanti warrior queen.

The carving of the figures is practically in the round.

Is that carving of a fox or a wolf?

A metallic cover for a book of Shakespeare plays bears a carving of a medieval scene.

Poe's grave bears the carving of a raven and the quote "Nevermore".

In 1948 a Lakota chief commissioned a vast carving of Crazy Horse, a famous Indian warrior.

The Carthaginians, for example, often used a carving of Amon, the Athenians a statue of Athena.

Then, for the very best bit, the carving of the face.

True, the carving of that marble was entrusted by Bernini to an assistant, Andrea Bolgi.

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