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Fine arts > Sculpture > Obelisks

Preferred term

Obelisks

Definition(s)

Use for tall, slender, four-sided, usually monolithic stone shafts which taper upward and end in a pyramidal tip [AAT]

Broader concept(s)

Sculpture

Related concept(s)

Commemorative monuments

Synonym(s)

Guglias, obelisks
Guglie, obelisks
Monumental pillars, obelisks
Pillars, monumental, obelisks

Notation

121623

In other languages

Obélisque

French

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FM228BVF-1

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