low relief
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Two on each side of the temple doorway the statues sit, and between them, in low relief, is the small figure of the god Harmakhis.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonThey were carved in flat, low relief with sharp outline, but the painter's brush had not completed the work of the chisel.
The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 | Theophile GautierPainted in low relief, the oil-painting presents his intention less satisfactorily than his etching of the same subject.
George Cruikshank | W. H. ChessonThe fine faade has three portals, elaborately carved in low relief, and three very good round windows.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe CollinsJug, of enamelled earthenware, in various colours, with figures in low relief; attributed to Veit Hirschvogel; height 13 in.
The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods | William Chaffers
British Dictionary definitions for low relief
another term for bas-relief
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