portable art

English

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

Noun

portable art (uncountable)

1. (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