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Ganocephala :: Ganocephala (n. pl.) A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in some ganoid fishes..

Ground :: Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief..

Sculptured :: Sculptured (imp. & p. p.) of Sculptur.

Altarpiece :: Altarpiece (n.) The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

Insculp :: Insculp (v. t.) To engrave; to carve; to sculpture.

Insculpture :: Insculpture (n.) An engraving, carving, or inscription..

Torso :: Torso (n.) The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules..

Glyptotheca :: Glyptotheca (n.) A building or room devoted to works of sculpture.

Plastic :: Plastic (a.) Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts..

Allegory :: Allegory (n.) A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.

Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..

Bas-relief :: Bas-relief (n.) Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than half of their true proportions; -- called also bassrelief and basso-rilievo. See Alto-rilievo..

Doryphoros :: Doryphoros (n.) A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to us..

Superstition :: Superstition (n.) An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion..

Sculpture :: Sculpture (n.) The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials..

Insculptured :: Insculptured (p. a.) Engraved.

Carolitic :: Carolitic (a.) Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.

Statue :: Statue (n.) The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion..

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred painting or sculpture..

Sculptor :: Sculptor (n.) One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture..

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