Metalworkers were praised more than monumental sculptors from the Byzantine through the early medieval period because

Byzantine and medieval philosophers preferred windows for light over ornamentation on churches

lower trade associated with the demise of the Roman Empire made it harder to import marble

portable objects, particularly those made of metal or ivory, had higher physical value

the association of idolatry with sculpture in the round diminished the reputation of sculptors

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Metalworkers were praised more than monumental sculptors from the Byzantine through the early medieval period because

 Byzantine and medieval philosophers preferred windows for light over ornamentation on churches

 lower trade associated with the demise of the Roman Empire made it harder to import marble

 portable objects, particularly those made of metal or ivory, had higher physical value

 the association of idolatry with sculpture in the round diminished the reputation of sculptors

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