Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Physical Attributes Facet
3. Design Elements (hierarchy name)
4. design elements (attributes)
5. motifs

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Visual Works
5. visual works
6. visual works by function
7. religious visual works

Narrower term/s

• mandorlas
• halos (glories)
• prabhāvalī

Anotations

Scope note:

In painting, sculpture, and artistic image-making of various kinds, representations of radiant light or luminosity emanating from divinities, holy persons, and other divine beings or objects, such as the Christian Lamb of God or the word "God." Sometimes used by extention to refer to the entire ensemble of light and beings or objects.