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subtractive method
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cutting into a material (stone, wood, etc.) to create a sculpture
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additive method
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building a sculpture on an armature or framework; casting (e.g. in bronze) or using plastics,...
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ziggurat
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a temple tower in the form of a truncated pyramid built in diminishing stages, each stage being...
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battered
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the inclined or sloped sides of a wall
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crenelated (crenellation)
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notched or indented, usually with respect to the tops of walls (such as battlements)
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polytheism
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belief in many (not all) gods
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bas/low relief
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shallow or sunken carving, where the design barely projects from its background
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relief
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in sculpture, figures or designs projecting from a background of which they are a part; the...
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stele
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an upright, carved stone slab used as a grave marker and to commemorate historical events
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hierarchy
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a group of persons organized according to rank, capacity, or authority (a body of entities...
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high relief
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deep carving in which the design projects quite far from its background
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proportion
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a part considered in relation to the whole
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double scale
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more than one system for determining the sizes of figures and/or objects used in a work of...
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single scale
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one system for determining the sizes of figures and/or objects in a work of art used consistently...
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scale
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system for determining the sizes of figures and/or objects in a work of art, relative to the...
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