alt-reliefn.

1745 R. Pococke Descr. East II. i. i. xvii. 63 Over a door there is an old alt-relief of Judith, cutting off the head of Holofernes.

1783 Crit. Rev. Public Buildings London (new ed.) iv. 107 The head of the principal figure in the fine alt relief on Sir Isaac Newton's urn is gone.

1824 Q. Oriental Mag. Mar. 5 We are not..to suppose that this is, like most descriptions of this order, a dry detail of caverns, columns, figures, and base or alt reliefs.

1873 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 2 47 The rude alt-reliefs on the four sides represent weapons, and wild beasts wounded in the act of flight.

1890 J. Samuelson India, Past & Present v. 66 An alt-relief called ‘The Adoration of Buddha’.., in which the Persepolitan character is clearly distinguishable.

1748 W. Gilpin Dialogue upon Gardens Lord Viscount Cobham 37 The best thing in this Way..is a Piece of Alt-relief which his Lordship keeps within Doors.

1768 London Mag. Dec. 643/1 The west side of the pedestal is adorned with a curious emblem in alt relief, denoting the destruction and restoration of the City.

1805 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 1203/2 The denticule..may be there permitted to take place, when there is no alt-relief sculpture on the tympanum.

1827 New Monthly Mag. 19 234 The relief..partakes more of bas than alt relief.

1884 E. L. Mitford Land March from Eng. to Ceylon I. vi. 102 On either side above the cornice of the door,..were two lions sejant in alt-relief.

1913 S. K. Nweeya Persia (ed. 5) v. 140 Another person..is in an attitude of supplication at the horse's knees; and a head, in alt-relief, is seen just between its hinder feet.