simulacrum

nouns

an insubstantial or vague semblance
simulacrum
is a type of (narrower)
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"
color, colour, gloss, 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"
effigy, image, simulacrum