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Ornament > Pattern > Swastikas

Preferred term

Swastikas  

Definition

  • Figures in which two lines or bands cross each other and form four arms of equal length that are bent at right angles [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CROSSES, SWASTIKAS
  • DOUBLE SUN SNAKES
  • FYLFOTS
  • SUN SNAKES, DOUBLE
  • SVASTIKA PATTERN
  • SWASTIKA PATTERN

Notation

  • 120449

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-VBSVQ0G5-N

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