an insubstantial or vague semblance
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
"the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"
"the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
An image or representation.
Simulacrum is a learned borrowing from Latin meaning "image" or "likeness." It ultimately derives from the root for "similar," which traces back to an ancient Indo-European word meaning "one" or "together."