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Fronts

Scope note

Use for those surfaces or portions of objects that face forward or are regarded as the most important or useful. For the adjective describing the location of something at or near the front of something, use "front" from the Attributes and Properties hierarchy.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000190703

Broader Terms used

<object portions or aspects>

Narrower Terms used

rectos
obverses

Equivalent Terms used

front (object component)

Created

12yrs ago

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