bas-relief
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"This bas-relief was already known, but no one had ever noticed the identical details to those found in Homer's cave. This is the first time such a detailed geographical description came to light," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Man Ray also built ingenious collages, bas-relief constructions and elegant chess sets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
As The Times reported in 1989, the giant bas-relief figures on the venue’s exterior are of the Maya god Huitzilopochtli seated on a symbolic earth monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
These people were the unwitting models for his bas-relief sculpture of a Black Jesus breaking bread with 12 Black apostles.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
Veins stood out in bas-relief on the necks of both men but neither arm moved more than two or three degrees to the right or left of the fulcrum point.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
