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Coats of arms

Scope note

Use for devices that include the full display of armorial bearings: the escutcheon plus its adjuncts (helm, crest, mantling, motto, supporters).

Term type

AAT
Object name
Motif
Inscription type

Getty AAT term number

3000126352

Term used for

arms, coats of

Created

13yrs ago

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