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Miters

Scope note

Term applied to several types of tall pieces of headgear, such as headbands worn by women of ancient Greece, the turbanlike official headdresses of ancient Jewish high priests, or the liturgical headdresses worn by bishops and abbots.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212995

Broader Terms used

headgear

Equivalent Terms used

miter

Created

13yrs ago

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