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Obelisks

Scope note

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

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30007021

Broader Terms used

<monumental pillars>

Narrower Terms used

pyramidion

Term used for

guglias

Equivalent Terms used

obelisk

Created

12yrs ago

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