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ID: 300447064
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300447064

 

Record Type: concept
mattavāraṇa (railings (balustrades), <balustrades, railings and their components>, ... Components (hierarchy name))

 

Note: In Indian architecture, a rail or seat-back ornamented with fencing and sometimes with elephant-head design at the base; sometimes vēdī, sometimes kakṣāsana; balustered dado (formed by rājasēna, vēdikā, āsanapaṭṭa, sometimes inclusive of the kakṣāsana above); older examples in a few cases show varana (elephant) figures; (in a restricted sense); vēdikā-enclosure.
 
Terms:
mattavāraṇa (preferred,C,U,English-P,AD,L,SN)
mattavāraṇa (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,AD,SN)
mattavarana (C,U,English,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.PJ

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Components (hierarchy name)
.... Components (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of components (objects parts)
........ components (objects parts) (G)
Hierarchy of <components by specific context>
............ <components by specific context> (G)
Hierarchy of architectural elements
................ architectural elements (G)
Hierarchy of barriers and barrier elements
.................... barriers and barrier elements (G)
Hierarchy of barrier elements
........................ barrier elements (G)
Hierarchy of <balustrades, railings and their components>
............................ <balustrades, railings and their components> (G)
Hierarchy of railings (balustrades)
................................ railings (balustrades) (G)
Hierarchy of mattavāraṇa
.................................... mattavāraṇa (G)

Sources and Contributors:
mattavāraṇa............  [CAA-AIIS Preferred]
.......................  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
.......................  EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
mattavarana............  [VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
 
Subject: .....  [CAA-AIIS, VP]
............  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
............  EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
 
Note:
English .......... [CAA-AIIS, VP]
.......... EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
.......... Scope Note based on Glossary of EITA (written 2021-)

 

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