Similar characteristics can be found in engraved figures from Neuwid in Germany.
Many Russian objects from this period bear unmistakable Byzantine influence, and this one includes among its engraved figures those of Emperor Constantine and his wife.
Among his other notable discoveries: an amber plate with a hole and engraved figures (horse, bird, fish), a finely carved and incised stick, and a baton decorated with a large pair of reindeer antlers.
An image on a cave in Ariège shows an incompletely outlined and deeply engraved figure, representing a part of an elongated neck, smoothly passing into part of the animal's forelimb on the proximal side.
Numerous finely engraved figures show that graphic values could be expressed on an intimate scale as well.
This was the centre for the production of objects in champlevé enamel, which is characterized by brilliant blues, colourful rosettes and boldly engraved figures.
The small engraved figures are those of Frey, the Nordic god of fertility embracing his beloved.
The expansion of the etched blank causes distortion, which gives the engraved figures a freer, whimsical air.
An area of marble flagstone extending around the village circa 2.5 km from north to south, and one kilometre from east to west displays around 500 engraved figures in total.
His birds are drawn in a style very similar to the engraved figures of his previous books, with the same intricate detail and self-conscious avoidance of any steeply curving strokes.