Question

Which of the following is not true of relief sculpture?
a.
There are three primary types of relief sculpture.
b.
A relief sculpture contains objects embedded in a ground surface.
c.
Many examples of sunken reliefs have been found in Egyptian tombs.
d.
The carved images in relief sculptures always extend at least halfway off the background.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

D

Explanation: Only high relief (and sometimes mid-relief) projects that far; bas-relief and sunken relief do not. Therefore it is incorrect to say relief carvings always extend at least halfway off the background.