cup sculpture

cup sculpture
noun
: a bronze age sculpture in stone characterized by pits within circles, concentric circles, and spirals

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cup sculpture,
a type of prehistoric sculpture in which cuplike depressions surrounded by concentric rings were carved into stone or rock; cup-and-ring sculpture.

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