Definizione

• Coelanaglyphic Relief.  Hollow relief; actually raised relief within a hollow area, as compared with intaglio which is completely negative. The term is also called Egyptian hollow relief from the many stone carvings on tombs and such in Egypt. An example of coelanaglyphic relief on a medallic item is the reverse of the George Sarton Medal for the History of Science Society, 1955.  See relief.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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