Figure 30 Obverse of silver coin, perhaps from the island of Thera, showing two dolphins swimming;
diameter 21 mm, ca. 550–525 BC.
Source: Hirmer Fotoarchiv (Archiv-Nr. 13.0528 V).
INTAGLIO A figure or design carved into the flat surface of metal, stone, or other hard material, as
opposed to carving in RELIEF.RELIEF Sculpture created in such a way that the figures project toward the viewer from a flat
background (figure 50), as on most modern coins, in contrast to carving in INTAGLIO.