noun (n)

• sculpture produced by molding(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  clay sculpture, mold, molding, mould, moulding
  

  source: wordnet30
• a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  modelling, molding, moulding
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  model, modelling
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.(noun)

  source: webster1913