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.

Answer 1

d.

Explanation: Relief includes low (bas-relief), high (alto-relief), and sunken relief. Bas-relief projects only slightly from the background and sunken relief is carved into the surface, so images do not always extend at least halfway off the background.