Simulacrum

/ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm/

noun

  an image or representation of someone or something.

  "Upon the shelf was a small simulacrum of an owl."

A simulacrum is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god.