They crafted luxurious objects made by inlaying bone, ivory or mother-of-pearl in wood then exported in the Occident.
This decorative art has been spreading all over the ancient world before declining with the Roman Empire fall. In the Middle Ages, Venice and Byzantium were the major production centres. They crafted luxurious objects made by inlaying bone, ivory or mother-of-pearl in wood then exported in the Occident.