Also known as bas-relief or basso-relievo, it is a form of relief sculpting where the image carved is slightly raised from the ground without undercutting a majority of the outlines, lending the image a shallow depth.
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A open-air bas relief sculpture in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, attributed to the reign of the Pallavas. It is 8.8 meters…
A form of mosaic work wherein hard semi-precious stones are inlaid onto stone to form images. The decorative technique flourished…
A sculpted pillar made of granite situated inside the Vaikuntadwara of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India. It…
A hoard of 226 bronzes dating between the ninth and twelfth centuries and discovered in 1930 at Kurkihar, Bihar. Most…
Metamorphic rock with large grains typically visible to the naked eye, and generally easy to break into flakes or sheets.…
The round, disc-shaped pedestal on which a linga is traditionally mounted. However, some linga sculptures with square-shaped pedestals have also…
Art made by assembling disparate elements from everyday or found objects. Assemblages are often associated with movements such as Dadaism,…
Decorative ridges or grooves that are carved along the shaft of a column or pilaster to make it appear rounder…