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Noun Concept
Categories: Sculpture, Architectural history, Ornaments (architecture), Columns and entablature, Ancient Roman sculpture
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terminus  terminal figure  term  Terminal figures  termini
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(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome WordNet 3.0
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(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In Classical architecture and in art a term or terminal figure is a human head and bust that continues down as a square tapering pillar-like form. Wikipedia
In classical architecture, a pedestal which tapers towards the base and usually supports a bust or merges into a sculpted human or animal figure Wikidata
A statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. Wiktionary
A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. Wiktionary
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