bas relief
Shallow sculptural projection
Bas relief is sculpture in which figures project slightly from a flat background, rather than standing free.
The French term (literally "low relief") describes carved or molded work where the depth is shallow—coins and architectural friezes are typical examples.
The temple walls featured bas relief carvings of ancient battles.
Also spelled bas-relief.
Shaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- gougeConcave carving blade
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- incisingCutting into material
modeling · undercutting · layering · depth · projection · foreground · background · gradient
Brief guest appearance
- medallionLarge decorative disk pendant
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- panelDistinct flat section
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
coinage · seal · cartouche · roundel · tablet · sarcophagus · stele · altarpiece
Ornamental architectural band
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- tympanumSound-receiving ear membrane
lintel · pilaster · entablature · spandrel · portico · capital · column · architrave
Recrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
plaster · terracotta · clay · wood · ivory · sandstone · jade · stucco
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- AssyrianAncient Mesopotamian people
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
Renaissance · Baroque · Persepolis · Angkor · Parthenon · Khmer · Mayan · Benin
carving
Shaping by cutting away
incising · modeling · undercutting · layering · depth · projection · foreground · background · gradient · shallow
cameo
Brief guest appearance
frieze · coinage · seal · cartouche · roundel · tablet · sarcophagus · stele · altarpiece · tondo
frieze
Ornamental architectural band
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
tympanum · lintel · pilaster · entablature · spandrel · portico · capital · column · architrave · keystone
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
bronze · plaster · terracotta · clay · wood · ivory · sandstone · jade · stucco · concrete
Egyptian
Relating to the pharaohs' land
Romanesque · Renaissance · Baroque · Persepolis · Angkor · Parthenon · Khmer · Mayan · Benin · Buddhist
- Art Decoart deco, sunburst, sunbursts, chevron, zigzag
- Asian Sculptureseated Buddha, standing Buddha, garden Buddha, Bodhisattva, guardian lion
- reliefstondo, roundel, medallion, plaque, wall plaque
- muralsmural, muralists, mural painting, wall paintings, fresco
- medieval craftsblacksmith, blacksmithing, goldsmith, silversmith, goldwork