🖼ap art history review

Relief carving

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A sculptural technique in which figures or designs are carved to project from a flat background surface, used in Buddhist cave architecture.

AP course connection

Topic 7.2: 7.2 West Asia

Unit 7