Breastplate
Cleveland Museum of Art

Breastplate

c. 1550

steel with etched figure kneeling before Crucifixion
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Engraving is one of the oldest techniques for decorating metal objects; here the artist used a sharp instrument to scratch the design into the surface.

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