#plastic_art__plasticart the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture
supertype: fine_art__art the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
subtype: sculpture.plastic_art a three-dimensional work of plastic art
subtype: bronze.sculpture a sculpture made of bronze
subtype: bust a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
subtype: carving.sculpture a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)
subtype: cinquefoil an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
subtype: glyptic_art__glypticart__glyptography carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones)
subtype: anaglyph anything carved in low relief
subtype: cameo engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)
subtype: glyph glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
subtype: glyptics__lithoglyptics the art of engraving on precious stones
subtype: intaglio__diaglyph glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
subtype: scrimshaw a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
subtype: vermiculation a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
subtype: woodcarving a carving created by carving wood
subtype: marble.sculpture a sculpture carved from marble
subtype: mobile sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
subtype: clay_sculpture__mold__mould__molding__moulding__modeling sculpture produced by molding
subtype: piece.sculpture an object created by a sculptor; "it was not known who created the piece"
subtype: sculptural_relief__relief__relievo__rilievo__embossment sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
subtype: alto_relievo__alto_rilievo__high_relief a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth
subtype: bas_relief__basrelief__low_relief__lowrelief__basso_relievo__bassorelievo__basso_rilievo__bassorilievo a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
subtype: mezzo-relievo__mezzorelievo__mezzo-rilievo__mezzorilievo__half-relief a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
subtype: stabile a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
subtype: statue a sculpture representing a human or animal
subtype: sphinx one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians
subtype: Statue_of_Liberty a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
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