Xoana
a simple, carved image, especially one in which the original block of stone or wood is readily apparent.
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history of ancient art franz von reber
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 2, slice 2 various
noun (pl) -na (-nə)
a primitive image of a god, carved, esp originally, in wood, and supposed to have fallen from heaven
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