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    rarely seen in "sunk relief" and are usual in "bas-relief" and "counter-relief". Works in the technique are described as "in relief", and, especially in...
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    "dinosaur of Ta Prohm" is a bas-relief in the medieval Cambodian (Khmer Empire) temple-monastery of Ta Prohm. Numerous reliefs of various different animals...
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    National Geographic documentary. Garlaschelli's technique included the bas-relief approach (described below) but only for the image of the face. The resultant...
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    preferred to work in bas-relief, while their neighbors the Cham were partial to haut-relief. Narrative bas-reliefs are bas-reliefs depicting stories from...
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    was found in Egypt. The inscription was illustrated by a life-sized bas-relief of Darius I, the Great, holding a bow as a sign of kingship, with his...
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    customs office. Congress of Prague, internal bas-relief internal bas-relief bas-relief bas-relief bas-relief Foundation of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia...
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    deeply rooted in the country's history and are depicted in the various bas-reliefs of the Angkor period. During the early 20th century, the local martial...
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    work on the temple ceased after the king's death, leaving some of the bas-relief decoration unfinished. In 1177, approximately 27 years after the death...
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    the Dendera Temple complex Entrance gate to the temple, with bas-relief and sphinx Reliefs of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion at...
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    Angkor in Cambodia frequently depicted Ravana in stone sculpture and bas-relief. The "Nāga bridge" at the entrance to the 12th-century city of Angkor...
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    most notable are the Canggal, Kalasan, Shivagrha and Balitung charter. Bas reliefs in a series of temple walls with depictions of life in the palace, village...
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    the panel 1. High relief, usually between 1/2" and 2" in depth. 2. Bas relief, or Low relief usually under 1/2" in depth. 3. Deep relief, usually over 2"...
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    Lost World of Elam, pp. 20-21: In referring to dark-skinned Susa in a bas-relief wearing agal: "These must be Elamites from the hinterland. Even today...
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    Providence, attempting to convince the aged curator there to buy an odd bas-relief Lovecraft himself had sculpted. The curator initially scoffs at him for...
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    largest and most significant. The temple is a step pyramid containing bas-relief carvings inside. The temple was constructed to commemorate the rise of...
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    (sanctum sanctorum). On the southern face of the rock is a 6-foot rock-cut bas-relief of Karpaga Vinayagar. This Ganesha faces the north direction. As this...
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    entrance Restored Vimana Jain bas relief Jain bas-relief Jain bas-relief Jain bas-relief Jain bas-relief Entrance of the Hindu temple Religion portal Jainism...
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  • sulfide (BaS), a chemical compound bas (French for "low"), as in bas-relief sculpture Tamburica, a stringed instrument sometimes known as bas BAS (accounting)...
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    (9th–15th century) and depicted in carvings and bas-reliefs found throughout the Angkor temples. Many bas-reliefs show groups of soldiers at the entrance or...
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    development of ceramic firing technology before the advent of pottery proper. A bas relief on a fragment of a limestone bowl depicts two humans and one tortoise-like...
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    second courtyard; the walls have decorations of suggestive images in bas-relief. The palaces of Glèlè and Guézo, which survived the intentional fire of...
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    it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings that the Mayas produced. Much of the history of Palenque has...
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    forms or vegetative motifs. The white marble dados consist of ornamental bas relief depictions of nature and plant based elements. The marble has been polished...
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    the bas-reliefs portray religious dignitaries as well as ball players holding a small ball in a hand. The site features a gallery of carved stone bas-reliefs...
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    Persepolitan rosette rock relief, kept at the Oriental Institute Achaemenid objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, including a bas relief from Persepolis Head...
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    (Templo del Hombre Barbado). This small masonry building has detailed bas relief carving on the inner walls, including a center figure that has carving...
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    Theater Bas-Relief (on bottom of stage), theater Bas-Relief (on bottom of stage), theater Bas-Relief (on bottom of stage), theater Bas-Relief (on bottom...
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    their community. Much of what is known about Kambuja comes from the bas-reliefs of Angkor's temples and the first-hand accounts of Chinese diplomat Zhou...
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    the temple bas-reliefs can be found in Borobudur and Prambanan temples. The first four terrace of Borobudur walls are showcases for bas-relief sculptures...
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    later plastered and painted in frescos, little of which survived. Varied bas-relief sculptures with Hellenistic and Sassanian influences decorate its external...
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