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n. - A group of likenesses (as of a person or animal) sculptured, modeled, or cast in a solid substance adj. - Of or relating to or suitable for a likeness cast in a solid substance

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  • For more on Shelley's taste in statuary, see Stephen Larrabee, English Bards and
  • Among the statuary will be the largest image of King Tut ever found, a 10-foot statute that retains much of its original paint.
  • In fact, before the Persian wars had commenced, the branch of sculpture termed statuary had attained nearly the summit of its perfection.
  • I'm never turning my back on this kind of statuary in a cemetery ever again!
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