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Dissection puzzles

Scope note

Use for mechanical puzzles consisting of plane or solid figures cut into various shapes, the goal of which is to reassemble the pieces into a prespecified form; known since the 3rd century BCE in Greece.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000222280

Broader Terms used

<put-together puzzles>

Equivalent Terms used

dissection puzzle

Created

13yrs ago

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