A low or mostly-flat sculpture which is carved into a wall, or is in the form of a tile mounted flat to a wall, rather than a fully three-dimensional, free-standing figure
a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
A bas-relief is a sculpture carved on a surface so that it stands out from the background. columns decorated with bas-reliefs. a style of art in which stone or wood is cut so that shapes are raised above the surrounding surface high relief (bas + relief ). or low relief Sculptural form in which figures are carved in a flat surface and project only slightly from the background rather than standing freely. Depending on the degree of projection, reliefs may also be classified as high or medium relief