Ectype
Pronunciation : Ec"type
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. ectype. See Ectypal.]
Definition : 1. (Classical Arch?ol.) (a) A copy, as in pottery, of an artist's original work. Hence: (b) A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely).
2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed. Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the ancient prophets. Eng. Cyc. .
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913