- In architecture, an
antefix (from
Latin antefigere 'to
fasten before') is a
vertical block which terminates and
conceals the
covering tiles of a tiled...
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designed for each roof they are used on for
effective functionality. An
antefix is a
vertical block which terminates and
conceals the base of a mission...
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antefix from the
Acropolis of Athens,
Acropolis Museum 78–87, K 292–29 (second half of the
sixth century BC) Fig. 18. Gorgoneion;
terracotta antefix from...
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Etruscan antefix of Juno Sospita.
Altes Museum, Berlin...
- red-figure
kylix from Vulci, Etruria, c. 475–425 BC
Etruscan terracotta antefix with head of Silenus, 4th
century BC (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore) Statue...
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Etruscan antefix of Juno Sospita....
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decorative details in
terracotta polychrome, such as friezes, acroterion,
antefixs and
plaques with
narrative scenes or with
various ornamental motifs. The...
- the
plain roof tiles, such as
Chinese Imperial roof
decoration and the
antefix of
western classical architecture. In
India West
Bengal made a speciality...
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architraves of wood and to
protect the overhang,
terracotta tiles and
elaborate antefix decorations. The city and
acropolis walls were
built from 505 BC, as well...
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Downing College,
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, by
Quinlan Terry, 1992
Antefix Finial List of
classical architecture terms Webb,
Pamela A. (1996). ****enistic...
