Monumental stone

Esquema

Getty AAT: Materials (matter)

Jerarquía

<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > <rock by form> > stone (worked rock) > <stone by function>

Descripción

Stone, generally of impressive bulk or size, used for erecting any variety of monument, but particularly for tombs or tombstones. The term can also refer to stone used to carve monumental statuary or for constructing monumental architecture.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011717

Otros términos

  • monumentale steen [nl]
  • piedra monumental [es]
  • monumental stones [en]
  • stone, monumental [en]
  • stones, monumental [en]