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Brasses (memorials)

Scope note

Incised brass plates serving as memorials to the dead, typically found on tomb slabs or otherwise near burial sites, and often showing a portrait or coat of arms.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000184647

Broader Terms used

funerary sculpture

Equivalent Terms used

brass (memorial)

Created

13yrs ago

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