low relief

American  

noun

1. bas-relief.

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low relief British  

noun

1. another term for bas-relief

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Etymology

Origin of low relief

First recorded in 1705–15

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low relief

Marble, intricate incised bronze panels and a gilt ceiling with low relief abstract patterns share a consistent set of motifs suggestive of Northwest Indian, Mayan and Chinese cultures.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

Big. cartoony ones, cast in low relief, dominate the two large trophies, staring out, making them feel sentient.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022

Heavy wooden doors lead from the deep front veranda into the pink living room, a pair of giant prawns carved in low relief on their burled surface: the house that fish built.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2016

Another is the vehicle for a gorgeous landscape modeled in low relief and given the sepia tones of an old graphic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2015

But once you passed through the Colonial doorways, with only an occasional fan window or low relief pillar to suggest that a certain muted adornment was permissible, you entered an extravaganza of Pompadour splendor.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles