The applique work, displayed best in incense burners, upon which the figure of the god in high relief is built up bit by bit, is rather coarse, but in some examples very effective.
The face of the monkey is carefully molded in high relief to form the handle of the lid, while between his hands he grasps an ovate object identical with those on the vase.
The inner keystone of the Nola Gate, facing the city, is ornamented with a helmeted head of Minerva, in high relief, which being of tufa has suffered from exposure to the weather.
Silver patera with a representation of the city of Alexandria in high relief.
They are four inches high, and form a pair; they are ornamented with skeletons in high relief, so grouped that each cup presents four scenes satirizing human life and its interpretation in poetry and philosophy.
At the back there is a figure in high relief of the Almighty; in the four extremities the emblems of the Evangelists in high relief and enamelled plaques representing the Annunciation, Flight into Egypt, Christ's descent into Hades.
The sculpture is all in high relief, and was originally painted red, traces of the color being well preserved in places protected from the action of the weather.
As a rule it is better, whatever the pattern be, in flat ribbon-work or high relief, to always rather slant outwards.
And it presents no difficulties to any intelligent person who has carefully executed all that is described in the previous lessons, especially to one who has carved animals and simple figures, or faces, in high relief.
There is a sort of false battlement worked on the rim, and in the middle a cow is to be seen in high relief.
The wall is divided into a number of niches or compartments by Telamones, two feet high, in high relief, and supporting a rich cornice.
Above are two eagles in high relief, with the thunderbolt of Jupiter in their talons.
With wreaths of roses and other flowers in high relief, painted in natural colours.
Festoons of flowers, painted in natural colours, are suspended from a ring at top of vase; all in high relief.
The central figure over the door of the gallery is the largest; each seems to have had on either side statues life-size in high relief, and traces of them occur throughout.
It is about ten inches high, and sixteen inches round at the largest part, and is divided lengthwise into eight compartments, having each a mythological subject in high relief.
The barrel is richly chased in high relief, with a stag-hunt amid foliage.
The arched panels in the folding doors, and at the ends of the cabinet are in high relief, representing battle scenes, and bear some resemblance to Holbein's style.
Gold pendant set with diamonds and an opal, and enriched with open-work translucent enamel in high relief.
Some are painted with delicate translucent enamels, others contain figures in high relief wrought in metal, or carvings in boxwood of minute dimensions.
Enclosing the figures are arches with columns, in high relief in silver cords and threads.
These flowers are heavily and solidly worked in high relief.
The red cloak is worked in needlepoint lace, and is in deep folds in high relief.
The oval is marked by a silver cord, beyond which are ornamental arabesques outlined in cord and filled in solidly, in high relief, with silver thread.
Lower part of male figure in high relief standing to the right, wearing what appears to be a himation, falling to the knees.
Two of these bands are in low relief; the third is in high relief, with a hole bored in the centre of each spiral for the insertion of glass or metal ornaments.
Upper part of male figure in high relief standing to the right, wearing a close-fitting tunic, with sleeves to the elbows, and having a lion's skin about the body and with long hair.
The mosque is entered by a portico twelve yards in breadth; this communicates with another by nine gates with marble arches, closed by valves of rich bronze cast in high relief: this opens into another parallel to it.
It contains four compartments on the four faces, in high relief.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "high relief" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
