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Spanish tile

Scope note

Clay roofing tile, approximately semicylindrical in shape; laid in cornices with the units having their convex sides alternately up and down. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300010719

Broader Terms used

<roofing tile by form>

Created

14yrs ago

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