Why did relief carvings use buildings?
wood carving
It is a carving who's depth is halfway between a haute (high) relief and a bas (low) relief.
relief carving
Sunken relief is a regarding a sculpture or a carving in which main figures are lower than the background.
Sunken relief
William J. Schnute has written: 'High relief wood carving' -- subject(s): Wood-carving
Relief sculptures in Mesopotamia served primarily as a way to convey narratives, depict religious beliefs, and commemorate rulers or significant events. They were often used to decorate temple walls, palaces, and tombs, conveying important cultural and historical information to viewers.
Cameos are a style of a low-relief technique called bas-relief in carving stone or shell or sculpting with clay.
Relief model can be used toserve the schools, communities , exhibitions ,museums, Travel agencies,visitor centres, publicty accesible buildings, and the military as a realistic copy of earth's surface
Ian Norbury has written: 'Carving Classic Female Figures in Wood' 'Techniques of Creative Wood Carving (Techniques of Creative Woodcarvin C)' -- subject(s): Technique, Wood-carving 'Carving Facial Expressions' -- subject(s): Facial expression in art, Wood-carving, Technique, Face in art 'Carving Classic Female Faces in Wood' 'Sculpting the female face & figure in wood' -- subject(s): Women in art, Wood-carving, Technique, Wood-carved figurines, Face in art 'Relief woodcarving and lettering' -- subject(s): Technique, Wood-carving, Lettering, Relief (Sculpture)
to decorate buildings
Chris Pye has written: 'Relief Carving In Wood' 'Woodcarving' -- subject(s): Wood-carving, Woodworking tools, Equipment and supplies, Technique