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Noun: bas relief
  1. A sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
    - low relief, basso relievo, basso rilievo

Derived forms: bas reliefs

Type of: embossment, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief

Encyclopedia: Bas relief

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