carved images
Statues from stone
Carved images are sculptures or figures cut from wood, stone, or other materials, particularly those representing deities or objects of worship.
The phrase appears most often in religious contexts, especially biblical translations prohibiting idolatry: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
The term carries connotations of forbidden worship or primitive religion.
Graven image is a common variant.
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- idolsObjects of fervent admiration
- golden calfSymbol of misplaced worship
- gravenCut or carved in
chiseled · stone · stone tablets · wood · reliefs · figures · totems · totem poles · effigies · monuments · gods · worship · holy relics · altar · chisel · marble · ancient · ancient temples
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals