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Effigies > Chrysoms, effigies

Preferred term

Chrysoms, effigies  

Definition

  • Effigies of infants swaddled in their baptismal gowns/mantles, indicating that they died soon after their baptism (and were most likely buried in the garment)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chrisoms, effigies
  • Chrysomes, effigies

Notation

  • 120592

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HXKCHTDT-H

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