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isocephalism

CIDE DICTIONARY

isocephalismn. [From Gr. like-headed. See Iso-, and Cephalon.].
     A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground, whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback; -- called also isokephaleia.  [1913 Webster]

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