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Scarifying

Scope note

A type of pottery decoration consisting of alternate groups of incised lines and patches, usually in red color. Characteristic of Pre-Hispanic Central America. MUSER

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053849

Broader Terms used

incising

Equivalent Terms used

scarified

Created

13yrs ago

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