iconographic
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These ceremonies included visual and sonic iconographic elements of mythological deities of the Aztec underworld, which may also be symbolized in the Aztec death whistle.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024
Without images of an object, an iconographic study “is unintelligible,” says Vernon James Knight, an archaeologist and professor emeritus at the University of Alabama, who signed the petition.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 18, 2023
The built-in décor of the iconographic Space Needle and International Fountain doesn’t hurt either.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023
"The artwork is clearly iconographic and bears a close resemblance to the Middleham Jewel - there is every possibility that it was made by the same artist."
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2021
Representational, iconographic, or mimic hieroglyphs, in which case each hieroglyph is a picture of the object referred to.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
