| NOUN | artifact | bas relief, low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo | a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background |
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| Meaning | A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut. | |
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| Synonyms | low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo | |
| Broader | relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
| Opposite | alto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief | A sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
| Spanish | bajo relieve, bajo-relieve, bajorrelieve, basso relievo | |
| Catalan | baix relleu | |
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