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pietra dura

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pietra dura
A thin slab of inlaid stone used for ornamental purposes.


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The interiors of the Taj Mahal are decorated with inlay work known as pietra dura.
Mighty Missouri g Danehill - Pietra Dura 068-92 Showed a huge amount of improvement over 1m at Nottingham last week, when the cheekpieces clearly helped his concentration.
In the tomb chamber, the white marble dados and the cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and his wife are covered in pietra dura flowers of blue lapis lazuli, red jasper, greenish jade and quartz, yellow marble and many other coloured stones to create ravishing friezes of flowers.
 
 
 
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