Sunken-relief, otherwise known as intaglio or sometimes hollow-relief, is a method of
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Relief — For other uses, see Relief (disambiguation). A Persian mid relief (mezzo rilievo) from the Qajar era, located at Tangeh Savashi in Iran, which might also be described as two stages of low relief. Relief is a sculptural technique. The term relief… … Wikipedia
relief — relief1 reliefless, adj. /ri leef /, n. 1. alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. 2. a means or thing that relieves pain, distress, anxiety, etc. 3. money, food, or other help given to those in… … Universalium
sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… … Universalium
Sculpture — Sculptor redirects here. For the constellation, see Sculptor (constellation). For other uses, see Sculpture (disambiguation). The Dying Gaul, a Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic work of the late 3rd century BCE Capitoline Museums, Rome … Wikipedia
Stele — A stele (from Greek: polytonic|στήλη, stēlē , IPAEng|ˈstiːli; plural: stelae, polytonic|στῆλαι, stēlai , IPAEng|ˈstiːlaɪ; also found: Latinised singular stela and Anglicised plural steles) is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is… … Wikipedia
Deir el-Bahri — (Arabic دير البحري dayr al baḥrī , literally meaning, The Northern Monastery ) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.In 1997, 58 tourists and 4 Egyptians were massacred… … Wikipedia
Deir el-Bahari — Djeser Djeseru – Hatshepsut s temple, the focal point of the complex. Deir el Bahari or Deir el Bahri (Arabic الدير البحري ad dayr al baḥrī, literally meaning, The Northern Monastery ) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on… … Wikipedia
Naqa — Temple of Apedemak, Naqa … Wikipedia
Rongorongo — Infobox Writing system name = Rongorongo type = Undeciphered time = Time of creation unknown, most tablets lost or destroyed in the 1860s languages = Assumed to be Rapanui sample = Rongorongo Qr3 7 color.jpg iso15924 = RoroRongorongo… … Wikipedia
Ramesses IX Tomb-plan Ostracon — The Ramesses IX Tomb plan Ostracon is a buff white limestone ostracon inscribed with a layout of Ramesses IX s tomb, KV6 ndash;Valley of the Kings, from the 20th Dynasty, c 1100 BC. It is inscribed on a sherd of approximate dimensions: 0.66m L… … Wikipedia
