carving
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
sculpture: P. ἀνδριαντοποιΐα, ἡ.
carved work: use P. and V. ποίκιλμα, τό.
