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Calottes

Scope note

Denotes hemispherical, caplike domes; the term applies to small semidomes lacking a drum or lantern, small shallow domes used in the ceilings of rooms to increase headroom, small domes not pierced by oculi, and domelike plaster surfaces suspended within double-shell domes and often decorated.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001287

Broader Terms used

domes

Equivalent Terms used

calotte

Created

13yrs ago

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