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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

creation go
an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

art, fine art go
the products of human creativity

plastic art go
the arts of shaping or modeling

sculpture
a three-dimensional work of plastic art

noun.artifact

9 Subcategories

bronze go
a sculpture made of bronze
bust go
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
carving go
a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape
marble go
a sculpture carved from marble
mobile go
sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents
modeling, molding, moulding, mold, mould, clay sculpture go
sculpture produced by molding
relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief go
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
stabile go
a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support
statue go
a sculpture representing a human or animal