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BAETYLUS [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Philosophy and Religion
DEF

A roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin.

OBS

OBS - baetyls; baetyli; baetuli: plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • baetyls
  • baetyli
  • baetuli

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Philosophie et religion
DEF

Pierre dressée à fonction symbolique ou sacrée, considérée comme le lieu d'une présence divine, et vénérée comme telle dans l'Orient ancien.

Spanish

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