religious statue

C14573

concept

A religious statue is a three-dimensional representation of a sacred figure, symbol, or scene created to embody and facilitate devotion, worship, or contemplation within a particular faith tradition.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
religious sculpture	18
religious statue canonical	14
Buddhist sculpture	9
Buddhist statue	7
Marian statue	5
reclining Buddha statue	4
cult statue	3
guardian deity statue	2
outdoor Buddha statue	2
religious idol	2
Bodhisattva statue	1
Catholic devotional statue	1
Christian sculpture	1
Hindu religious idol	1
Hindu religious sculpture	1
Shinto figure	1
Slavic pagan idol	1
Virgin Mary statue	1
ancient statue	1
devotional statue	1
guardian deity statues	1
reliquary bust	1
sacred statue	1
statue of Jesus	1
statue of Jesus Christ	1
wooden statues	1

Description generation (CDg)

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Instruction

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Input

Class: religious statue

Generated description

A religious statue is a three-dimensional representation of a sacred figure, symbol, or scene created to embody and facilitate devotion, worship, or contemplation within a particular faith tradition.

Instances (75)

Instance	Via concept surface
Phra Buddhasaiyas	reclining Buddha statue
Colossus of Rhodes	ancient statue
Lanzón	religious sculpture
Swayambhu Ganesha idol	religious idol
Virgin Mary statue on Cerro San Cristóbal linked to: Virgin Mary statue	Marian statue
Reliquary bust of Saint Agatha linked to: reliquary bust of Saint Agatha	reliquary bust
Nataraja sculptures	Hindu religious sculpture
Smiling Angel statue	religious sculpture
Bharhut sculptures	Buddhist sculpture
Amaravati sculptures	Buddhist sculpture
Win Sein Taw Ya Buddha linked to: Mon State	reclining Buddha statue
Virgen del Socavón statue	Marian statue
Seated jade Buddha	Buddhist statue
Zbruch Idol linked to: Zbruch	Slavic pagan idol
Statue of Saint Paul on the Column of Marcus Aurelius linked to: statue of Saint Paul	Christian sculpture
La Virgen del Panecillo	religious sculpture
La Virgen de Quito	—
Our Lady of Copacabana	—
Statue of Notre-Dame de France	Virgin Mary statue
Emerald Buddha linked to: Emerald Buddha image	Buddhist statue
Reclining Buddha (Wat Pho) linked to: Reclining Buddha	reclining Buddha statue
murti of Krishna	Hindu religious idol
Black Christ of Portobelo	—
Golden Madonna of Essen	Marian statue
Madonnina statue	religious sculpture
statue of Saint Euphemia linked to: Church of St. Euphemia	—
Agastya statue	—
El Señor Caído de Monserrate linked to: Fallen Christ	Catholic devotional statue
Apollo of Veii linked to: Apollo of Veii statue	cult statue
Apollo of Veii	religious sculpture
Khmer lion guardian	religious sculpture
Santo Niño de Cebu	devotional statue
bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji linked to: bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha	Buddhist sculpture
wooden Nio (Agyō and Ungyō)	guardian deity statues
Ashura statue	Buddhist sculpture
Daibutsu	Buddhist statue
cult statue of Aphrodite in the Gardens linked to: cult statue of Aphrodite in the Gardens (Aphrodite en Kepois)	cult statue
Golden Dragon (sacred statue)	sacred statue
Princess Yamatohime-no-mikoto	Shinto figure
Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery linked to: Avalokiteśvara statue	—
Megjid Janraisig statue	religious sculpture
Lingshan Grand Buddha	outdoor Buddha statue
Santo Bambino of Aracoeli	—
Santo Bambino statue	—
Shaka Triad by Tori Busshi	Buddhist sculpture
Lady Buddha statue (Da Nang)	Bodhisattva statue
Cristo Rei	—
Kal Bhairav statue	—
Win Sein Taw Ya Buddha	reclining Buddha statue
Sultanganj Buddha linked to: Sultanganj	Buddhist sculpture