A lifelike free-standing sculpture usually depicting a human, animal, or deity. Statues memorializing specific historical figures are particularly common. Statues vary in scale from life-size to colossal proportions. Small-scale statues are known as statuettes.

Examples

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Types and subjects

• angel statue
• crucifix
• gargoyle
• haniwa (statue)
• inari
• jizou
• komainu
• merlion
• moai

Notable statues

• Bullet Men
• David (Michelangelo)
• Christ the Redeemer
• Statue of Liberty
• The Thinker
• Venus de Milo

See also

• dummy
• figure
• mannequin
• monument
• petrification

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