Square step cuts whose corners are not truncated are known as "carré"; they are also characteristic of antique jewelry. They may resemble the square-shaped "Princess cut" in passing, but a carré's lack of fire and simpler facets are distinctive. They may or may not have a culet. In Western jewelry dating to before the advent of brilliant-type cuts, very shallow step-cut stones were used as lustrous covers for miniature paintings: these are known in the antique trade as "portrait stones". Characteristic of Indian jewelry are "lasque" diamonds, which may be the earliest form of step cut. They are flat stones with large tables and asymmetric outlines.