Low relief, also called as bas-relief (pronounced "bah relief") is a projecting image with a shallow overall depth. This is a form of surface ornamentation in which the sculpted projection is very slight or shallow. The background is very compressed or completely flat on which images are typically sculptured.
Relief sculpture has proved to be especially adaptable for ornamental purposes in architecture, and for use as subordinate decoration in large sculptural works.
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