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.
Than Pottery From Ancient Cultures, Though Conversely Traditions Of Sculpture In Wood May Have Vanished Almost Entirely. However, Most Ancient Sculpture Was Brightly Painted.
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.
A Distinction Between Sculpture "In The Round", Free-standing Sculpture Such As Statues, Not Attached Except Possibly At The Base To Any Other Surface, And The Various Types Of Relief, Which Are At Least Partly Attached To A Background Surface. Relief Is Often Classified By The Degree Of Projection From The Wall Into Low Or Bas-relief, High Relief, And Sometimes An Intermediate Mid-relief.
Sunk-relief Is A Technique Restricted To Ancient Egypt. Relief Is The Usual Sculptural Medium For Large Figure Groups And Narrative Subjects, Which Are Difficult To Accomplish In The Round.
Metalwork And Jewellery. Relief Sculpture May Also Decorate Steles, Upright Slabs, Usually Of Stone, Often Also Containing Inscriptions.Another Basic Distinction Is Between Subtractive Carving Techniques.
