Sacred carvings, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

idols

(Other definitions for idols that I've seen before include "Much-admired persons" , "objects such as the Golden Calf" , "Effigies worshipped as gods" , "Graven images sometimes worshipped" , "False gods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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