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

These discoveries establish the important point in the study of the language, that its "iconographic phrase" dates from the most ancient times and goes back even to Menes the first king.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various