iconographic
adjective
icon·o·graph·ic
(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈgra-fik 
variants
or iconographical
1
: of or relating to iconography
2
: representing something by pictures or diagrams
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Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
And unlike the cylinder seals, the hundreds of iconographic signs attributed to proto-cuneiform have only ever been found on tablets in southern Iraq.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
It was sketched with very little iconographic reference.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 2024
In Central America, vultures were regarded as extraordinary beings and appeared in many iconographic works as researcher Elizabeth Benson wrote.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
And unlike the cylinder seals, the hundreds of iconographic signs attributed to proto-cuneiform have only ever been found on tablets in southern Iraq.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
It was sketched with very little iconographic reference.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 2024
In Central America, vultures were regarded as extraordinary beings and appeared in many iconographic works as researcher Elizabeth Benson wrote.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconographic. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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