bas-reliefs
Shallow projecting carvings
Bas-reliefs is the plural of bas-relief, a type of sculpture in which figures project slightly from a flat background.
The French term (pronounced with a silent s) literally means "low relief," distinguishing it from high relief where figures stand out more dramatically.
Ancient Egyptian carvings and coin faces are typical examples: The temple walls were covered in bas-reliefs depicting battle scenes.
Recrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
terracotta · plaster · alabaster · jade · ivory · wood · clay · stucco
Ornamental architectural band
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- panelDistinct flat section
entablature · cornice · pilaster · tympanum · portal · lintel · column · capital
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AssyrianAncient Mesopotamian people
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- MesopotamianOf the two-rivers land
- PersepolisAchaemenid Empire's grand capital
Angkor · Maya · Trajan · Roman · Greek · pharaonic · cuneiform · hieroglyphic
Shaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- depthDistance below surface
- foregroundNearest visual plane
background · undercutting · chiseling · incision · surface · plane · dimension · shadow
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
bronze · terracotta · plaster · alabaster · jade · ivory · wood · clay · stucco · cement
frieze
Ornamental architectural band
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- wallVertical enclosing structure
panel · entablature · cornice · pilaster · tympanum · portal · lintel · column · capital · temple
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AssyrianAncient Mesopotamian people
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- MesopotamianOf the two-rivers land
Persepolis · Angkor · Maya · Trajan · Roman · Greek · pharaonic · cuneiform · hieroglyphic · stele
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- depthDistance below surface
foreground · background · undercutting · chiseling · incision · surface · plane · dimension · shadow · contour
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- narrativeAccount of events
- processionFormal moving line
- battleArmed military engagement
hunting · deities · figures · animals · foliage · floral · portrait · allegory · commemoration · victory
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- public artstatues, sculptures, murals, monuments, fountains
- stone sculpturesstatues, busts, figurines, memorial statues, monuments
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- funerary artsarcophagi, tombs, mausoleums, epitaphs, effigies
- relief sculpturewall plaques
bas-reliefsstatuary
Three-dimensional carved figures
statues · monumental statues · bronze statues · marble statues · mobiles