Term: Lapidary, Description: gemstone cutter, Question: Was Dioskourides a lapidary?, Answer:Yes
Fact1: A lapidary is a person or machine who cuts gemstones; classically, it refers to a person who engraves gemstones. Fact2: Dioskourides put his signature on a Roman amethyst ringstone with a portrait of Demosthenes circa late 1st century BC. Fact3: Artists sign their work. 