Ornatista
A specialist ornamental carver who executes decorative sculpture, architectural ornament, foliage, moldings, and related carved detail.
Architecture
Yakshi
A female South Asian nature spirit or fertility deity, frequently represented in sculpture in association with trees, fecundity, abundance, and auspicious entrance imagery.
Yali
A composite mythical creature of South Indian art, frequently carved into temple pillars and architectural supports.
Zoccolo
An Italian term for a base, plinth, pedestal, or lower supporting element beneath a statue, monument, or architectural member.
Zoophorus
A sculptured frieze or horizontal band bearing figures of animals or persons, especially in classical architectural decoration.
Reredos
A decorative architectural screen or structure behind an altar, often carved in stone or wood and enriched with niches, saints, reliefs, tracery, or a tabernacle.
Baldacchino
A monumental canopy over an altar, shrine, or tomb; in Catholic art the term is especially associated with Bernini's bronze canopy over the papal altar of Saint Peter's.
Ciborium
An architectural canopy supported on columns over an altar; not to be confused with the lidded Eucharistic vessel also called a ciborium.
Tabernacle
A secure and often richly ornamented receptacle in a Catholic church used for the reservation of the consecrated Eucharist.
Baptismal Font
A basin or vessel used for the sacrament of baptism, frequently carved in stone and enriched with figures, animals, foliage, or theological symbolism.