Pietra Dura refers to a jewelry that is similar to Micro mosaics, except that the Pietra Dura is made of larger pieces of hard stone such as Chalcedony, Jasper, etc, in a background o f black marble. (see Micro-Mosaics/
Micromosaic Jewelry). Pietra Dura is a jewelry made up of a mosaic of hard stones.

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