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  2. Golden Horns of Gallehus - Wikipedia

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    five images in a row, two of them dogs (of which one is facing a sun or star), the others possibly plants. A: 7: three symbols of unclear significance, two plant-like and one like two boards or flags with triple dots or holes: a vertical dotted line, and an arrangement of vertical wavy and zig-zag lines B: 1: the Elder Futhark inscription B: 2

  3. Cornicello - Wikipedia

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    A silver cornicello charm. A cornicello (Italian pronunciation: [korniˈtʃɛllo]), cornetto (Italian for 'little horn' / 'hornlet'; ), corno (Italian for 'horn"'), or corno portafortuna (Italian for 'horn that brings luck') is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio [maˈlɔkkjo] in Italian) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote ...

  4. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Calls for a horn to be muted by hand. Coloratura: colouration: Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line Coperti: covered: Of a drum, muted with a cloth Una corda: one string, cord: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed Due corde: two strings: On a piano, played with the soft pedal depressed (For why both terms exist, see Piano#Pedals.)

  5. Clip art - Wikipedia

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    Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.

  6. Golden Horn - Wikipedia

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    Map of Istanbul's Historic Peninsula (lower left), showing the location of the Golden Horn and Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) in relation to Bosphorus strait, as well as historically significant sites (black), and various notable neighborhoods An aerial view of Galata (foreground), the Historic Peninsula (background), and the new Galata Bridge, which straddles the Golden Horn and, connects its ...

  7. Figaro chain - Wikipedia

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    14 karat figaro chain. The figaro chain [1] is a jewellery chain design consisting of three or more small circular links followed by one elongated oval link. The most notable figaro chains are manufactured in Italy. [2] They are usually worn by men and are often adorned with pendants such as crosses and medallions. [3]

  8. Zigzag - Wikipedia

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    From the point of view of symmetry, a regular zigzag can be generated from a simple motif like a line segment by repeated application of a glide reflection. Although the origin of the word is unclear, its first printed appearances were in French-language books and ephemera of the late 17th century.

  9. Mythology of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Cornicelli are usually carved out of red coral or made from gold or silver. The type of horn they are intended to copy is not a curled-over sheep horn or goat horn but rather like the twisted horn of an African eland or a chili pepper. [21] A tooth or tuft of fur of the Italian wolf was worn as a talisman against the evil eye. [22]