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Architectural elements > Acoustic vases

Preferred term

Acoustic vases  

Definition

  • Bronze or earthenware vases which, according to Vitruvius, were commonly set in cells under the seats of theaters to reinforce the voices of the actors by their supposed sonorous properties [Sturgis]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • EACHEA
  • ECHEA
  • HARMONICAL VASES
  • Vases, acoustic

Notation

  • 117253

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-MCL8DLWK-N

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