carved relief

collocation in English

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carve
verb[I or T]
uk
/kɑːv/us
/kɑːrv/
to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, ...
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relief
noun
uk
/rɪˈliːf/us
/rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or ...
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(Definition ofcarveandrelieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On top of the well was fixed acarvedreliefstar.
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One mask of a human face has a mouth and nose incarvedreliefand the eyes are pierced out.
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A "fauteuil" is made of wood, and frequently withcarvedreliefornament.
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The western faade shows an antiquecarvedreliefof a lion.
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The doorway leading to the crypt is decorated with acarvedreliefrepresenting a priest pouring holy water over an altar.
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The inscription appears on the front of the altar above acarvedreliefof five male figures carrying out a ritual.
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Modern cameos can be produced by setting acarvedrelief, such as a portrait, onto a background of a contrasting colour.
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There iscarvedreliefdecoration around several windows.
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The left side of the lintel has acarvedreliefrepresenting the same goddess of victory with the same items in her hands.
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Within the inner chamber of these temples acarvedreliefis found, depicting two figures.
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To the right side of the lintel, acarvedreliefrepresents a winged naked boy holding a palm leaf in his left hand.
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Akhenaten's likeness was chiseled off of the shrine'scarvedrelief.
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Each elevation hascarvedreliefpanels located in its end bays.
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Metopes are the plain or carved reliefs between two triglyphs.
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A modern chapel with carved reliefs replaced it.
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It was made out of a single slab of limestone with carved reliefs on both sides.
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The lowest basin was decorated with carved reliefs of two lions.
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It is a 127m long construction consisting of 14 lintel windows with discharges and carved reliefs.
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Here, adorning the ceiling are plaster representations of wood brackets, beams, and carved reliefs painted in a polychromatic scheme and decorated with stenciled dragons and flower patterns.
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The construction time has been estimated by comparison between carved reliefs on the temple's hidden foot and the inscriptions commonly used in royal charters during the 8th and 9th centuries.
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