Aegricanes
Esquema
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Descripción
Motifs representing the heads of rams or goats used in antiquity to decorate altars, sarcophagi, and funerary urns; revived as an ornamental device during the Renaissance and used to decorate furniture in the late 18th century.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- ramskoppen [nl]
- égida [es]
- goat's heads [en]
- ram's heads [en]
- ramskop (motief) [nl]
- aegicranes [nl]
- aegricane [nl]