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mascaron

ornament depicting a face
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mascaron

Summary

mascaron is a motif[1]. mascaron draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (motif category, ranking #14 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • mascaron's instance of is recorded as motif[3].
  • mascaron is a type of sculpture[4].
  • mascaron is a type of architectural element[5].
  • mascaron is a type of figure-derived motif[6].
  • mascaron is a type of mask[7].
  • mascaron's Commons category is recorded as Mascarons[8].
  • mascaron's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • mascaron's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[10].
  • mascaron's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'mascaron'}[11].

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Definition and Type

mascaron's instance of is recorded as motif[3]. Recorded subclass of include sculpture[4], architectural element[5], figure-derived motif[6], and mask[7].

Why It Matters

mascaron draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (motif category, ranking #14 of 24).[2] mascaron has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] mascaron is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). mascaron. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mascaron
MLA “mascaron.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mascaron.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mascaron_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mascaron}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mascaron}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → motif
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → sculpture, architectural element, figure-derived motif +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566220105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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