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Bilateral symmetry

Scope note

Extreme regularity of balance achieved by the correspondence of identical compositional units on either side of a central axis.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300065748

Broader Terms used

axial symmetry

Created

13yrs ago

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