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Ornament > Beakheads

Preferred term

Beakheads  

Definition

  • Stylized heads of a bird, beast or monster with its beak or tongue wrapped over the roll molding from which it projects [Lewis & Darley]; generally used in rows

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Beak heads
  • Beak-heads

Notation

  • 117983

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SJ556LRS-D

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