The term 'CARVED, AS AN IMAGE' can be summarized as the act of creating a three-dimensional representation of an object or figure by cutting or chiseling away at a material such as stone, wood, or metal. The crossword solution for this term is GRAVEN, which is an archaic verb meaning to carve or engrave. This term has been used since the Middle Ages and is still used today to describe the process of carving an image into a material.