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aegricanes (<figure- and animal-derived motifs>, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Motifs representing the heads of rams or goats used in antiquity to decorate altars, sarcophagi, and funerary urns; revived as an ornamental device during the Renaissance and used to decorate furniture in the late 18th century. |
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aegricanes (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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aegricanes (Ancient Greek (transliterated)-P,D,U,U)
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goat's heads (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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ram's heads (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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羊頭繪飾 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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yáng tóu huì shì (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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yang tou hui shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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yang t'ou hui shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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ramskoppen (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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ramskop (motief) (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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aegicranes (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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aegricane (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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égida (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DG |
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.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ design elements (attributes) (G) |
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............ motifs (G) |
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.................... aegricanes (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 繪於古代器物上、再現公羊或山羊頭的母題,用於裝飾祭壇、棺墓與骨灰罈;在文藝復興時期作為裝飾性元素而捲土重來,並在西元十八世紀晚期用於裝飾家具。 |
Dutch ..... Motieven die de kop van een ram of geit voorstellen. Werden in de oudheid gebruikt als decoratie van altaren, sarcofagen en asurnen; herontdekt als decoratie tijdens de renaissance en aan het eind van de 18de eeuw gebruikt als meubeldecoratie. |
Spanish ..... Motivos que representan la cabeza de un carnero o cabra; usado originalmente en la decoración de templos griegos y romanos y más tarde en estilos clasicistas. |
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