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2. Figurehead (object) - Wikipedia

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   Figurehead (object) Figurehead on a model of the French ship Océan. A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the bow of ships, generally of a design related to the name or role of a ship. They were predominant between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries, and modern ships' badges fulfil a similar role.

3. Pottery of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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   This rhyton — used for drinking wine — is shaped like a donkey's head on one side of its body and a ram's on the other. c. 450 BC. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The next generation of late Archaic vase painters (c. 500 to 480 BC) brought an increasing naturalism to the style as seen in the gradual change of the profile eye.

4. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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   Poly ( methyl methacrylate) ( PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate. It is used as an engineering plastic, and it is a transparent thermoplastic. PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Hesalite, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex, among several others ( see ...

5. Ferronnière - Wikipedia

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   Ferronnière. A ferronnière ( [fɛʁ.ɔn.jɛʁ]) is a style of headband or fillet that encircles the wearer's forehead, usually with a small jewel suspended in the centre. [1] The original form of the headband was worn in late fifteenth-century Italy, and was rechristened a ferronnière at the time of its revival in the second quarter of the ...

6. List of ornaments - Wikipedia

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   Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. Understanding these ornaments is important for historically informed performance and understanding the subtleties of different types of music. This list is intended to give basic information on ornaments, with description and illustrations where possible.

7. List of hanfu headwear - Wikipedia

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   Modeled after the Zhongjin guan, but worn by the scholar-gentry. Named after the "cloud" shapes formed on the sides. Adult. Ming. Zaoli jin (皁隸巾) Named after and worn by yamen runners. Due to the low status and the headwear not able to cover the forehead, it is also nicknamed "faceless guan " (無顏之冠) [44] Adult.