sculptural relief

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sculptural relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding backgroundrelievo, rilievo, embossment, reliefalto relievo, alto rilievo, high relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depthbas relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo, low relief - a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercuthalf-relief, mezzo-relievo, mezzo-rilievo - a sculptural relief between low relief and high reliefsculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art