bas-relief
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Bas-relief sculptures by Joanna Blake depict contrabands escaping from slavery to seek sanctuary in Alexandria and barefoot children learning to read at a freedmen’s school.
From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017
Bas-relief supposed to depict the triple wall of Babylon, with a portion of the palace within.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
Text below Bas-relief: Portion of a Painted Bas-relief on the Wall of a Building at CHICHEN-ITZA.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
Bas-relief work has been described as 'sculptured painting', from the capability of disposing of groups of figures and exhibiting minor adjuncts, as in a painting.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
Text below last line of Bas-relief: This part is covered with sculpture of the same character.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
