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labyrinths


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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labyrinths

Details

Motifs depicting on a flat surface a path that twists around itself but never crosses itself, usually leading from an outer edge to the center. Common in Roman mosaics and inlaid in Medieval church pavements.

Variations

mazes

labyrinth

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