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Objects Facet
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Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
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Visual Works (hierarchy name)
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visual works (works)
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<visual works by subject type>
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allegories (literary genre)
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animal art
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animal paintings
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artificial flora
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artificial flowers
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artificial plants
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āyudhapuruṣas
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besloten hofjes (visual works)
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bianxiang (Buddhist works)
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bijinga
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Buddhas (visual works)
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cakras (weapons)
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calaveras (visual works)
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calaveras de azucar
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cāmaradhara
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cāmaradhāriṇī
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capricci (visual works)
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Christmas trees
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church interiors (visual works)
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cityscapes (representations)
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<comics by subject type>
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adventure story comics
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alternative comics
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horror comics
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superhero comics
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sword and sorcery comics
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underground comics
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crosses (visual works)
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Celtic crosses (visual works)
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consecration crosses
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N
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crucifixes
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gedachteniskruisjes
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grave crosses
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hand crosses
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penitential crosses
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processional crosses
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dēvalacāraṇi
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devotional plaques
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dollhouses
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drapery (representations)
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<drawings by subject type>
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architectural drawings (visual works)
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composition drawings
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detail drawings (drawings)
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electrical drawings
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life drawings
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shaseiga
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N
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ships plans
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structural drawings
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fantasies (visual works)
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architectural fantasies (depictions)
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fantastic architecture
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N
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festival decorations
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funeral decorations
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figures (representations)
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asie usu
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bhūtas (visual works)
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blolo bian
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blolo bla
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chatradhāriṇī
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dīpadhāriṇī
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dīpalakṣmī
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dvārapālas
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<figures by portion represented>
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haṁsavalabhī
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human figures (visual works)
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Jāhnavī
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kautuka
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kinnara
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kinnarī
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kit-cat
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manikins (teaching aids)
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N
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mūlanāyaka
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naṭēśa
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nāyikā
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nidhi
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nudes (representations)
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parivāra
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parivāradēvatās
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pārṣada
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pārśvadēva
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piśāca
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pramatha
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pratihāra
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pratihārī
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puṣpadhari
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putrikā
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rati-nāyaka
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scarecrows
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siṁhavāhinī
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staffage
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tekoteko
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Ubhayamukhī
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ūrdhvamēḍhra
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vāravadhū
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vētāla
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vidyādharī
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vimānadēvatās
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vimānapāla
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figure works
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figures (representations)
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portraits
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N
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genre pictures
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bambocciate
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bodegones (genre works)
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coortegardjes
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guardian lions
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histories (visual works)
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history paintings
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holiday decorations
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<illustrations by subject type>
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botanical illustrations
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courtroom illustrations
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fashion illustrations (layout features)
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scientific illustrations (images)
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technical illustrations (images)
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landscapes (representations)
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coastal landscapes
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flat landscapes
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idealized landscapes (visual works)
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mountain landscapes (visual works)
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naturalistic landscapes (visual works)
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riverine landscapes
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shan shui
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wooded landscapes
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lingams (visual works)
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caturmukhaliṅga
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ēkamukhaliṅga
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maestà
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<maps by subject type>
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astronomical maps
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great-circle charts
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astronautical charts
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astronomical charts
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climatic maps
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forestry maps
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geological maps
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historical maps
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land use maps
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military maps
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polar charts
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population maps
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public utility maps
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telephone area code maps
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time zone maps
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transportation maps
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weather maps
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zip code maps
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<maps by subject: location>
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road maps
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early maps
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marianums (vault sculptures)
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marines (visual works)
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harbor views
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ship portraits
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meisho-e
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militia pieces
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miniature theaters
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narrative art
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onna-e
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<paintings by subject type>
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architectural paintings
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bird-and-flower paintings
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fancy pictures
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fêtes champêtres
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fêtes galantes
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retablos (panel paintings)
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yǐngzuò
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palmesels
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peasant art
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<photographs by subject or context>
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astrophotographs
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exhibition installation photographs
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fashion photographs
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film stills
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frame enlargements
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postmortem photographs
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psychic photographs
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rare photographs
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screenshots
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spirit photographs
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studio portraits
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television photographs
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pietàs
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<plans by subject type>
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conservation management plans
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municipal plans (reports)
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regional plans (reports)
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portraits
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animal portraits
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artists' portraits
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children's portraits
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chinzō
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clipei (portraits)
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companion portraits
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composite portraits
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conjectural portraits
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donor portraits
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double-sided portraits
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effigies (general portraits)
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equestrian portraits
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eye portraits
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forensic facial reconstructions (representations)
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group portraits
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historiated portraits
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idealized portraits
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knee-length portraits
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marriage portraits
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ndop
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occupational portraits
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portrait heads
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self-portraits
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single-sitter portraits
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stylized portraits
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tronies
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N
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ratikrīḍā
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<sculpture by subject type>
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alebrijes
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Buddhapadas
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Calvary groups
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death masks
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figurines
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hei tiki
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herms
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ivri
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life masks
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mummy masks
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nāgakals
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scarabs (carvings)
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statues
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statuettes (free-standing sculpture)
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terms (sculpture)
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seascapes
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shunga (visual works)
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sporting art
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sporting prints
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still lifes
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banquet pieces
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fish pieces
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flower pieces
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fruit pieces
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game pieces (still lifes)
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hammetje
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kitchen pieces
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ontbijtjes
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tabakje (still lifes)
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vanitas (still lifes)
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street scenes
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topographical views
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vedute
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townscapes (representations)
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vedute ideate
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yonis (visual works)
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