Another Grand Form Of Portrait Sculpture Is The Equestrian Statue Of A Rider On Horse, Which Has Become Rare In Recent Decades. The Smallest Forms Of Life-size Portrait Sculpture Are The "Head".
But The Term Properly Covers Many Types Of Small Works In Three Dimensions Using The Same Techniques, Including Coins And Medals, Hardstone Carvings, A Term For Small Carvings In Stone That Can Take Detailed Work.
Were Usually An Expression Of Religion Or Politics. Those Cultures Whose Sculptures Have Survived In Quantities Include The Cultures Of The Ancient Mediterranean, India And China.
Well As Many In Central And South America And Africa.The Western Tradition Of Sculpture Began In Ancient Greece, And Greece Is Widely Seen As Producing Great Masterpieces In The Classical Period.
Reliefs The Plaquette, Medal Or Coin.Modern And Contemporary Art Have Added A Number Of Non-traditional Forms Of Sculpture, Including Sound Sculpture, Light Sculpture.
Modernist Sculpture Moved Away From Traditional Processes And The Emphasis On The Depiction Of The Human Body, With The Making Of Constructed Sculpture, And The Presentation Of Found Objects As Finished Artworks.