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terms (sculpture) (<sculpture by subject type>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Sculpture in the form of a herm but usually depicting the Roman god Terminus; used by the ancient Romans as boundary markers. |
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terms (sculpture) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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term (sculpture) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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figures, terminal (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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statues, term (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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statues, terminal (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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terminal figures (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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terminal statues (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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termini (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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terminus (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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terminuses (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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term statues (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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grensbeelden (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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grensbeeld (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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términos (escultura) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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términos (esculturas) (Portuguese-P,D,U,PN)
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término (escultura) (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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figura de remate (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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termes (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,PN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VC |
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ visual works (works) (G) |
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................ <visual works by material or technique> (G) |
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.................... sculpture (visual works) (G) |
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........................ <sculpture by subject type> (G) |
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............................ terms (sculpture) (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Beeldhouwwerken in de vorm van een herme, maar meestal met een beeltenis van de Romeinse god Terminus; gebruikt door de oude Romeinen als grensaanduidingen. |
Portuguese ..... Esculturas na forma de uma herma, mas geralmente representando o deus romano Término; usada pelos romanos antigos para marcar fronteiras. |
Spanish ..... Esculturas en la forma de un hermes pero usualmente representando al dios romano Teminus, usado por los antiguos romanos como mojones limítrofes. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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terms (sculpture)............ |
[VP Preferred] |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term - AVERY - 04/10/93; terms |
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Fleming et al., Penguin Dictionary of Architecture (1981) pedestal tapering towards the base & usu. supporting a bust...; terms |
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Getty Vocabulary Program rules |
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Harris, Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (1975) terms |
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Harris, Historic Architecture Sourcebook (1977) terms |
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Hersey, The Lost Meaning of Classical Architecture (1988) 127, portraying Terminus, a Roman god of boundaries, zones, and terminations.; terms |
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Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986) illustration, pillars or pilasters which at their top is transformed into a human half-figure or bust...; terms |
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Mayer, Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (1969) terms |
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Murray, Dictionary of Art and Artists (1971) terms |
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Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1983) a fig., esp. of Terminus, in the form of a herm, used by ancient Romans as boundary markers; terms |
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) terms |
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