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Taludes

Scope note

Use for relatively narrow inclined bands of masonry found on walls of some northern Mesoamerican architecture since about 800 BCE; after around 300 CE often part of the talud-tablero architectural feature.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251008

Equivalent Terms used

talud

Created

12yrs ago

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