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bas relief

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Noun1.bas relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief
relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, embossment, relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
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I approached and saw, as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface, the figure of a gigantic cat.
The Black Cat by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
There was one stone which was very beautiful, a bas relief of two young men holding each other's hand; and the reticence of line, the simplicity, made one like to think that the sculptor here had been touched with a genuine emotion.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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